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Devotional: August 19th

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For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. Romans 10:3. And all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts. Revelation 2:23. I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. Psalms 119:125.

The reason why men do not know the righteousness which God through Christ creates in us, is that they do not know and are unwilling to know their own unrighteousness and sinfulness. Men lie to themselves. They are righteous and virtuous and think that they do not need justification in Christ. It is difficult for men to believe that all ’’come short of the glory of God’ that they have not the least thing in which they may glory before God, who searches the reins and hearts; who sees deeper than human eyes; who sees the secret motives of every action. All our deeds are, as a rule, more or less tainted and consequently unrighteous. Therefore the much-praised righteousness of man is in the eyes of God an abominable unrighteousness, a polluted garment, all the more so because such a fine sign is put up and such a poor host dwells inside; our own righteousness is an article nicely gotten up outwardly but corrupt inwardly. He who, by the aid of the light of God knows himself, because he prays with David, "Give me understanding, that I may know Thy testimonies" concerning my righteousness and Thy righteousness does not trust in his own righteousness, but prays for justification in Christ, that his sins may be forgiven, and his soul be healed and cleansed from the filthiness of the body and the spirit.

Our pardon is Thy gift; Thy love

And grace alone avail us.

Our works could ne’er our guilt remove.

The strictest life must fail us.

That none may boast himself, of ought,

But own in fear Thy grace hath wrought

What in him seemeth righteous.

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