You are my Righteousness.

 You Are My Righteousness

I stand before the blinding light of perfect holiness,

My own best efforts,in that gaze, are but a threadbare dress.

A tapestry of“try” and “fail,” of pride and hidden sin,

No offering I bring could ever make me clean within.

But then the Word, with wounded hands, reaches into my night,

And speaks a truth that shatters shame and makes the burden light:

“You are My righteousness.”

A garment not my own,a flawless, white array,

The merit of the spotless Lamb applied to me today.

God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21)

You are my standing before the Father’s throne,

Myconfidence to approach, though I am flesh and bone.

You are myanswer when the accuser points his blame,

Mytitle-deed to heaven, sealed in Your holy name.

Not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. (Philippians 3:9)

So I renounce the tattered cloth I wove with my own hand.

In You alone,O Christ, I now completely stand.

Clothed in Your perfection,in Your victory dressed,

You—only You, my Lord—are my righteousness.

This is my boast. This is my peace. This is my hope secure.

Amen.

---

The Great Exchange

This declaration, "You are my righteousness," is the heartbeat of the Gospel. It describes a miraculous, legal transaction God performs for everyone who trusts in Christ:

What Was Mine What I Receive in Christ

Sin and Guilt Forgiveness and Cleansing (1 John 1:9)

Spiritual Poverty The Wealth of His Perfection (2 Corinthians 8:9)

Alienation from God Welcome as a Righteous Child (Romans 5:1)

· The Problem: Our own righteousness is fatally flawed (Isaiah 64:6). We cannot meet God's perfect standard.

· The Provision: Jesus lived the perfectly righteous life we failed to live. On the cross, God treated Him as if He had committed our sins, so He could treat us as if we had lived His perfect life.

· The Promise: When we place our faith in Christ, His righteousness is credited to our account (Romans 4:22-24). God now sees us "in Christ," clothed in His perfection.

· The Result: We have peace with God, access to His presence, and the power to live a new life—not to become righteous, but because we have been made righteous in Him.

This is not a feeling, but a fact. It is your unchanging position before God—a gift of grace, received by faith. To say "You are my righteousness" is to rest completely in His finished work.