Days of Praise ~ Yahweh Tsidkenu ~ The LORD Our Righteousness

“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…This is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after that time, declares the LORD. I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.” Jeremiah 23:5-6

We praise the LORD our Righteousness!

• Only God is completely righteous, because he is holy.
• Only God can make us righteous.
• God's righteousness is flawless, unlimited, everlasting and unfailing.   
• God’s throne is built on righteousness and justice. 
• God reigns with wisdom, justice, righteousness and peace. 
• God is righteous in all of his ways and loving toward all he has made. 
• God delights in peace, wisdom, salvation, safety, justice, love and faithfulness, grace, compassion, truth, eternal glory, kindness, the gospel, faith, true and just judgments and more!
• You fulfilled your gracious promise to bring forth a Righteous branch from the Messianic line of King David.
• Our Savior and King will be the only one to ever rule in complete and perfect righteousness!

You made us to be righteous like you.

• Our righteousness is like filthy rags.
• We cannot make ourselves righteous. 
• God knew we could never make ourselves righteous on our own, so he made a way for us to be righteous. 
• Because Jesus Christ died for our sins and because we believe he did so, by faith, we are clothed in his robe of righteousness, making us acceptable to God. 
• We are now in right standing with God…it is as if we had never sinned.
• Our righteousness comes from God through faith in Jesus to all who believe. 
• We are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ. Through Christ’s obedience we were made righteous. 
• God made his sinless Son, who knew no sin, to be sin for us so that in him we might become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. 
• Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, is the atoning sacrifice for our sin.
• We have been made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus! 
• Without the sacrifice Christ made, we would not be able to approach God. 
• The gospel reveals a righteousness from God that is by faith. 
• The just shall live by faith. 
• We are justified by faith.

We trust in your righteousness alone! 

• Because Jesus died for our sins, and because we believe this by faith, we have his righteousness, which makes us acceptable in his sight. 
• You have placed us in right standing with You.  
• When we miss the mark, we will repent, be forgiven, and are righteous before you. 
• You have made provision for our righteousness through your Son.

We look at the best of mankind and sometimes dare to think they do not sin! We can try our very best to be righteous on our own and it just does not work. We will always fall short! Trying to make ourselves righteous is like taking a shower with a filthy washcloth. Something in us wants to clean ourselves up before we come to you. Since our righteousness is like a filthy rag, this will not work! We must just come to you as we are and let you clean us up.

• If we confess our sins, you are faithful and just to forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 
• We can totally trust you and accept any action you take toward us or anyone because you judge with perfect justice and wisdom.
• We are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Anything good in us is from God.
•  Since we are heirs to the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ, are we not equipped with everything we need to do anything you ask of us?!!!

Your instructions for the righteous:

Although you have made us righteous, and we cannot attain righteousness on our own, we are instructed on how to live righteously and expected to be obedient as we are conformed to your image. 

• Since you are righteous, we must obey your commands. 
• We must be obedient to your instructions on righteousness.  
• You require us to act justly, love mercy and to walk humbly with you.
• We will sow for ourselves righteousness.
• We will pursue righteousness.
• Righteousness is our ruler.
• When the first things we seek are your kingdom and your righteousness, all things are added to us.

Many are the blessings of the righteous! 

• You surround the righteous with your favor like a shield.
• You guide us in paths of righteousness.
• The steps of the righteous are ordered of the LORD.
• You see the righteous, hear their cry and uphold them.
• You deliver the righteous from all their troubles.
• The righteous are not forsaken.
• The righteous are glad when they are avenged.
• We are secure in your righteous judgment.
• You take the righteous into your confidence.
• Your blessings crown the head of the righteous.
• You will award us the crown of righteousness.
• The memory of the righteous will be a blessing.
• You will grant the righteous their desire.
• The righteous give generously. Prosperity is their reward.
• The righteous will possess the land forever.
• When we desire righteousness we will be fulfilled.
• In you we have righteousness and strength.
• We have been given the breastplate of righteousness.
• Because of your righteousness, our mouths are a fountain of life, our lips nourish many.
• The righteous will stand firm forever.
• The righteous are as bold as a lion.
• We will shine like the sun in the kingdom of our Father.
• We are heirs to the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ.
• The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man availeth much. 
• The righteous cry out and the LORD hears them and delivers them from ALL of their troubles.

Yahweh Tsidkenu, We praise you for you alone are righteous, and you alone can make us righteous! Our righteousness allows us to have fellowship with you and be transformed more into your image. Make us more like you every day!