It Will Be Righteousness For Us

What does it mean to be righteous?
 

right·eous

1. characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.

2. morally right or justifiable: righteous indignation.

3. acting in an upright, moral way; virtuous: a righteous and godly person.
4. Slang . absolutely genuine or wonderful: some righteous playing by a jazz great.

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To make it simple let's just say that being righteous means we are right with God.  No worries.  Sounds like a good way to live life doesn't it?  So how do we get righteousness?

That's what I want to look at today in our two scriptures.

Deuteronomy 6:25(NKJV)

25Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.’

Romans 3:21-22(NKJV)

21But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, 

22even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all £and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 

In the Old Testament you had the law.  The 10 Commandments as well as all of the additional laws, rules, and regulations added by God in Numbers and Deuteronomy as well as elsewhere.   Things like kill a sheep for this sin but kill a cow for that one.  This one has to be killed by the priest but that one you can do yourself.   You have to eat this one at the Temple but this one you can eat at home.  All of those kinds of things.

Compare that to - Believe in Jesus!  Doesn't get much simpler than that does it?  Keep all of these rules and regulations or believe in Jesus.  Which seems easier to you?

Have you accepted Jesus yet?  What are you waiting for?  Do you want to be right with God?  Do you hear and feel that presence deep inside you that is gently urging you this way?  Then go ahead and surrender now.  Get right with God.  Simply say "Dear Jesus…….."