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READ: PSALMS 62:5-8; 87:7; ISAIAH 1:18; 1 CORINTHIANS 1:30\n\n\n\nSure is the hope of our righteousness,pure is the Word of the Lord;He is the rock of my salvation,He alone is my reward.\u201cCome now, let us settle the matter,\u201dsays the LORD,\u201cThough your sins are like scarlet,\u2026they shall be like wool.\u201d *My soul waits in silence for God only,His face, as the morning sun;In Him my refuge and my salvation rest,He is the Eternal One.\u201cCome now, let us settle the matter,\u201dsays the LORD,\u201cThough your sins are like scarlet,\u2026they shall be like wool.\u201d *He is the fountain of all our joy,He is the song that we sing;Jesus the Son of Righteousness\u2014our God, the glorious King!* Isaiah 1:18\n\n\n\nBible scholars describe the gift of Christ\u2019s righteousness in different ways: some picture it as being washed clean in God\u2019s eyes; others say it is to be in right standing with God\u2014like a person on trial being found not guilty. Receiving Christ\u2019s righteousness certainly includes these truths, but it goes a step further. It not only means we are set free from guilt and punishment\u2014that is, we are \u201cfree to go\u201d\u2014it also means we are joyfully welcomed into the fellowship of God\u2019s family. Here, we are clothed in Christ\u2019s righteousness: our place is set, our name is known, and we never need to prove our worth. In Christ, we are Home indeed. \u2022 G. Kam Congleton\n\n\n\n\u2022 Because Jesus has made the way for us to be transformed and made new, as Christians, we can freely confess our failures, while at the same time rejoicing confidently in Christ\u2019s love, for we have received His gift: the sure hope of His righteousness. How is Jesus our ultimate refuge from sin, guilt, and fear? Consider taking a moment to confess any sins that come to mind to Jesus, resting in His forgiveness. (For more about the gift of Jesus\u2019s righteousness, see our \u201cKnow Jesus\u201d page.)\n\n\n\nFor in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed\u2014a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: \u201cThe righteous will live by faith.\u201d Romans 1:17 (NIV)