What does it truly mean to be righteous before God? Scripture shows us that all have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory, and that our own righteousness can never make us right with Him. Yet God, in His mercy, has provided a righteousness that comes through faith in Jesus Christ.

From the sinner who turns from his ways, to the humble tax-gatherer who cries, “O God, have compassion on me, the sinner,” we see that God is not seeking our self-righteousness, but a heart that turns to Him.

And as the river in Ezekiel’s vision flows deeper and deeper, bringing life wherever it goes, so the righteousness and grace of God bring forgiveness, transformation, and new life.

God’s righteousness is not something we can earn — it is something God freely gives through Christ.