In Romans 10, Paul talks about the Jews who were not saved. He had a deep desire that they might be saved. They were very zealous in their religion. They followed it to the letter. Yet, it did not save them because it was their own righteousness. They were ignorant of God's righteousness. So, they had to establish their own.
We can be that way too sometimes. Maybe we tend to think that the Bible way is too hard. Or, maybe it's too simple. Perhaps, we are just unwilling to submit to its teachings. It could even be that we begin following the teachings of a man instead of the Bible. Whatever the reason, we establish our own righteousness. We may be ever so zealous in this righteousness that we've concocted on our own, but God is not pleased with us. We cannot be saved on our own. We can only be saved through Jesus Christ and His righteousness. Nothing that we do on our own can save us.
Lord, help us to depend on You. Help us to accept Your wonderful plan of salvation instead of trying to establish our own righteousness. Help us to put our zeal into Your service. Forgive us when we try to take our own way. Gently remind us that Your righteousness is the only true righteousness.
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