8/17/07 - Life Journal - For Us

"The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.

In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness."
Jeremiah 23:5,6

There are many names for God and Jesus but this one above is awesome! The Lord Our Righteousness! Think about that. God was saying through Jeremiah that He would send someone who, through His death, would save us from ourselves. All of that in that one title.

He will be called, "The Lord Our Righteousness". The only way we can be righteous is to be free from sin. That had already proven impossible. We could make some sacrifices here and there but the stain would never leave. He was going to make us white as snow. To do that He had to give himself, the perfect Son of God, as the perfect sacrificial lamb.

He is our LORD and he became our RIGHTEOUSNESS!