The Lord our righteousness

The Lord our righteousness

Scripture:- Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Jeremiah 23:5-6

Observation:- Wow! What a wonderful Scripture! It speaks about a glorious day in the future, when God will raise up a King born in the line of David who would reign and prosper, and execute judgment and justice in the earth. Judah and Israel shall dwell safely and the name of the King will be called “The Lord our righteousness!”

This prophecy of course can be about none other than our Lord Jesus Himself. When Jesus came as a man the first time, the Jews expected Him to immediately fulfill this prophecy, to overthrow the reign of Rome, and establish His government on the earth in Judah and Israel. However, this prophecy speaks not of His first coming but His second coming, which has yet to occur.

We get a glimpse of the Lord’s rule in Revelation 19 where we see Him coming down from heaven on a white horse, and ruling the nations with a rod of iron. In Revelation 20, it is written, that Jesus is to reign for a thousand years with His saints before the Final Battle.

In today’s world, governments are corrupt, and the rich become richer while the poor become poorer. However, when the Lord comes, He will rule with justice and righteousness. There will be peace in the land and safety. Imagine a world with no crime, no poverty. The name of the Lord is so important.

The Lord our righteousness. We should learn to call our Lord by His name. Why is He our righteousness? Because He died for us, our Lord Jesus has become our righteousness. As Paul declared in 2 Corinthians 5:21, God made Jesus who knew no sin to be sin for us so that we might be the righteousness of God in Him. This is one of the most important exchanges that Jesus Christ did for us when He died for us on the cross. He took our sin, and gave us His righteousness. What does it mean to be righteous? It means to be blameless. Imagine if you were wearing a dirty, smelly, wretched coat, and you came to Jesus who was wearing a bright, clean, white coat. He takes off his nice, beautiful coat and gives it to you and instead wears your dirty coat. Think of the terms robes of righteousness. The righteousness is not our own. Our human righteousness are really like filthy rags. It is our Lord Jesus’ pure, holy, perfect righteousness.

As we begin to see ourselves wearing robes of righteousness, we will begin to see our lives changing as the Holy Spirit works in us.

Application: Meditate on the name the Lord our righteousness. Thank Jesus for becoming our righteousness. See ourselves wearing robes and righteousness throughout the day.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, we thank You that You are our perfect righteousness. We thank You, Lord that on the cross You took all our sin, that we might receive all Your righteousness. Help me see Your robes on righteousness on Me, O Lord. It is only in You that I have life. Praise Your Holy name. In Jesus name, Amen.