Psalm 118 came across my reading path the other day. My Bible titles it “Thanksgiving for Victory.”
We are all probably familiar with these three verses: “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This came from the Lord; it is wonderful in our eyes. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” [vs 22-24 HCSB]
We find those verses repeated in the NT, but it was a different verse that caught my attention. “There are shouts of joy and victory in the tents of the righteous: ‘The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!’” [Psalm 118:15]
Shouts of joy and victory! In the tents of the righteous!
As believers we inhabit the “tents of the righteous.” We are the righteous – but not because we are all perfect, or morally flawless. We are the righteous – but not because we earned a reward or qualify for brownie points. We are the righteous – but not because of who we are or whom our parents were.
We are the righteous – because Christ Jesus exchanged His sinless life for our sin-filled one. He gave His life for ours.
“He made the One who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” [2 Corinthians 5:21 HCSB]
Amen.