The Righteousness of God

With the sacred words unfolding now in such a powerful and precise way, it is hard not to run to a commentary to find out what the research of scholars tells us about these big powerful words which stand boldly now in print.   If the goal is teaching correctness, the commentaries would be a requirement.  However, if we are reading the Word through the eyes of our heart seeking to grasp something which cannot be grasped, hoping that for the briefest of moments the invisible will become visible, then maybe we can be excused for not opening the books that tell us about the Book.   

"The righteousness of God has been disclosed..." wrote the Apostle Paul in Romans 3:21.  As we read these words, we are first of all reminded of the source of any righteousness which might be known by any of us.  Paul wrote in such a way as to remind the Jewish people so dependent on the law and the prophets that neither was the source of any righteousness experienced in this life.  The law might point people toward righteousness, but it could not impart it for only God alone is righteous which means that He alone can impart it.   

As we seek to find some handle for this powerful word about our Creator, we know in our inner part that it surely speaks of his integrity and character.  There is none like Him.  His plans are unshakeable.  His ways are eternal.  He can be trusted.  Absolutely trusted.  Out of His holiness, he relates to us in a way that gives assurance that we are never alone, never forgotten, and never betrayed.