Good Words for Today: October 31

What does it mean to be “righteous” in God’s sight? When God looks at me, all he sees is my sin. What I call righteousness, he calls filthy rags. I have nothing in myself that will pass for righteousness in his eyes. But when I place my trust in Jesus Christ, God looks down from heaven and sees me clothed in the righteousness of Christ. How does this happen? By faith alone. Not by anything I could ever do, but simply and only by faith in the crucified Lamb of God. All that I wanted but could never have, I find when I come to Jesus Christ. All that I wanted but could never achieve is provided for me by faith in the Son of God. What I lacked, he provided. What I wanted most, he supplied. What I needed, he freely gave.

October 31, 2024