Jeremiah 23:6 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 Righteous Savior.
Today’s name is an actual NAME, not a simile, not a metaphor, not an attribute or description. The name of the Lord is The Lord our Righteous Savior (or The Lord our Righteousness). The transliteration from Hebrew is for Jehovah Tsidkenu. It is seen twice in Scriptures, both times in Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 23:6 and Jeremiah 33:16)
Our first reference, and today’s verse, come before Judah was exiled. It is a promise, a hope for the future, and something they could carry with them in their hearts to give them strength when times would get rough. It was a promise that God would establish His throne forever (2 Samuel 7:16-17).
Righteousness is a term we hear often, but do we truly understand what it is and what it means? We know it is an attribute of God. What He does is right, it is proper and just, and it is consistent with every other attribute He has. The dictionary definition (Oxford Dictionary) says it is the quality of being morally right or justifiable. In another dictionary (Merriam-Webster) we see that it is acting in accord with divine or moral law, free from guilt or sin.
Our Lord is Righteousness personified. He is free from sin and guilt, He acts in accord with moral laws, He is morally and justifiably right in all He does. We are human, we sin, we fail, we struggle… But we are made righteous through Christ. We strive to be righteous through our actions, living justly and honestly, faithful to His instruction. And when we fail, when we fall short, when we stumble we turn back to Him, beg His forgiveness, and start again. We are justified in His sight thanks to Christ’s sacrifice for us that washes us clean of the stains of sin (2 Corinthians 5:21).
He alone is our Righteous Savior.
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