Righteous So That We See Him

Preachers are now teaching people not to confess their sins, but rather to confess their righteousness in Christ:

"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." (2 Corinthians 5: 21)

This new freedom is not just for us, though:

"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." (Galatians 5: 1)

and then

"For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another." (Galatians 5: 13)
We are set free from ourselves that His life may live in us.

We no longer look at ourselves, with a conscience of sin:

"For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. " (Hebrews 10: 14)

Jesus Christ is our life, and so on Him our righteousness (1 Corinthians 1: 30) we look:

"1If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God." (Colossians 3:1)

He is our mercy seat, the sign to Satan and to every enemy thought that would bring us into shame that we are justified forever before God.

"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 3For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory." (Colossians 3: 2-4)

We have no further need to look at ourselves, for there is no defect in us before God the Father, for we are now in Christ, and as He is, so are we in this world (1 John 4:" 17)

Like Caleb and Joshua before the Promised Land, so you and I can rest in the Lord, that He will protect us and bless in all that we do. We are righteous so that we can see Himself, and let His light shine through us to a dark world.