[The Glory Unveiled]
“For Christ is the end of the law. And because of him, God has transferred his perfect righteousness to all who believe.” [ Romans 10:4 TPT ]
The law was made available so that anyone who came to the end of it—fulfilled all the requirements of the law—would look like Christ. But then, it is impossible to go through the rows and columns of the law; there are requirements of the law we cannot meet no matter how hard or intentional we try. “Moses wrote long ago about the need to obey every part of the law in order to be declared right with God: “The one who obeys these things must always live by them.” (Leviticus 18:5 ) And so, nobody can be righteous except they come to the end of the law in fulfilling and obeying all its requirements and commands; an impossibility. As a result, the law exposed our sinfulness. It painted clearly the vast difference between us and God’s nature. So that we cannot at any point pride ourselves in our works. The law shows us that we cannot look like God by our own efforts. And so, to save us from our futility, God condensed the law into His Son, so that by our faith in Him, God’s righteousness is transferred to us. By that, we wouldn’t have to earn God’s righteousness through our works. But just by trusting in God, we have His nature in us as if we had gone through the traditional route of obeying every requirement of the law. Do you believe in Jesus? That He is the Son of God and the perfect sacrifice for your sins? That He died and resurrected for your justification? If you believe these because of the faithfulness of scripture, then you have the righteousness of God. And you don’t have to undo the work of Jesus by trying to please God through the works of the law. Don’t let any self righteous egotistic person deceive you into thinking you should prove yourself to God on the merit of the law. Instead, remain submitted to the life source of your new nature; the Lord Jesus.
Prayer_Bead: Almighty God, your law is holy. Thank you for bringing me to the end of the law through your Son Jesus Christ. Your name be glorified. Amen.
Wisdom_Quote: The end of the law is Christ.
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