For our sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

— 2 Corinthians 5:21

just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?

— Galatians 3:6

And he believed the LORD, and He counted it to him as righteousness.

— Genesis 15:6

7 “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;

8 blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.”

— Romans 4:7-8

1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by His blood, much more shall we be saved by Him from the wrath of God.

— Romans 5:1, 9

Thoughts on Today’s Reading

Grace, mercy and peace from Jesus Christ to you.

Praise the Lord! We are blessed with perfect righteousness. Salvation is based on Christ’s righteousness and not ours. On the basis of faith in Christ, the righteousness from God, not our own, brought us fully into the union with Christ. And we are kept saved not on the basis of our righteousness, but on the basis of God’s righteousness. His righteousness will always be good enough. God made His Son Christ who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Christ. At the moment we believed, Christ’s righteousness was transferred to us. Instantly we became fit to stand in the presence of the holy and perfect God of the universe.

We are secure with a declared righteousness by God. Because we have been declared righteous, we do not have to pay the just penalty for our sins and be separated from God forever. According to the truth of justification, this legal verdict cannot be reversed. Romans 5:1 says, “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 5:9 says, “Much more then, having been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.” Based on our faith in Christ, we have been justified and eternally saved.