No Righteous Men

"There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins."
Ecclesiastes 7:20

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Devotional Thought For The Day
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These words are a direct contradiction of our own words. Though in our hearts we know these words to be true, we cannot admit this to ourselves, to others, or to God.

Our words defend the "righteousness" of our actions and justify our lack of action. Our posture is: "In me you see at least one righteous man who never sins."

No one will be saved by "being good." That's why Christ came to save us! We cannot save ourselves. What pleasant freedom it is to break free from the inner compulsion to lie and distort and disguise ourselves, and to simply rest ourselves in God's forgiveness! Only in Christ are we truly righteous, washed clean of all sin!

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Prayer For The Day
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Lord Jesus, You are the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Help me to greater honesty that I may break free of self-justification and posturing in self-righteousness. Let me simply rejoice in Your forgiveness and salvation. Help me sing the praise of Your grace, rather than crowing about my righteousness. Amen.

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