“And be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith.” – Philippians 3:9
What Paul writes about here is the only true righteousness available to anyone. The righteousness that comes from God. If you’re a follower of Jesus, having placed your faith in Him as your Lord and Savior, then this is YOUR righteousness, the righteousness of Jesus Christ that’s credited to you purely as a gift of God’s grace.
You have no other righteousness. Not righteousness because of good works or generous giving. Not righteousness because of high moral standards and ironclad self-discipline. Not righteousness earned through following all the rules. Not self-righteousness. All those other kinds of “righteousness” are like garbage in the sight of the pure, holy, perfectly righteous God of the Universe. They aren’t righteous and they can’t help anyone one bit in the eyes of the Lord.
So take time to really let this truth soak in. Embrace Christ’s righteousness in you. Reminder yourself that God doesn’t accept you because you’ve cleaned up your act and made yourself righteous. Rather, God loves and accepts you because the righteousness of His Son is given to everyone who entrusts their life to Him. That’s the only source of true righteousness and it’s more than enough for everyone who will accept it! #FollowJesus