May 20th – May 26th, 2021
VERSE OF THE WEEK
Having been freed from sin, [you] have become slaves of righteousness. – Romans 6:18
One Righteous Person
You may recall the story told in Genesis 18-19 when God was preparing to judge Sodom and Gomorrah. Abraham asked the Lord if He would spare the towns for the sake of fifty righteous people, and then bargained Him down to forty-five, then thirty, then ten, but they were not to be found—those cities were that evil. What does it mean to be righteous? Romans 3:9-12 says you cannot achieve it on your own. Isaiah 64:6 says that your own attempts at producing righteousness are disgusting in the eyes of God. Righteousness is something that can only be imputed upon you when you are found in Christ Jesus, when you have placed your trust in the atoning work He accomplished at the cross (Philippians 1:11). Being a “slave to righteousness” as today’s verse says means that your will is now deferred to God’s, that you are now “plugged in” to Him moment by moment and day by day. You belong to God. Take time to immerse yourself in His Word, spend time with God in prayer, and let His righteousness shine through you.
