Scripture memory verse #6!

Okay, so I haven't memorized all of Psalm 81:8-16 yet. I have 8-12 down but I'm shaky on 13-15. Verse 16 I had already memorized, so I'm good there.

For #6 I decided on Philippians 3:8-9. Here goes (from memory - mostly):
"What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, 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 and is by faith."

I found this one when I was looking for scripture for some of my devotionals and it caught my eye. Then, not 5 minutes later, I was reading Beth M's blog and her intern had typed it at the bottom of her post. I knew that was my cue to adopt this one.

And today when I was running through my scriptures on the way home, I began to realize how they all fit together with these ideas: faith, righteousness, light. Back in January I wrote Psalm 37:5-6 on my second card and thought I would memorize that one. But, I decided to work on Psalm 19:1-4 instead. So, that card has been on my ring since then and I've not really bothered to look at it until today. I know why now - because I had to understand this concept of righteousness that comes from Jesus - "righteousness that comes from God and is by faith."

Psalm 37:5-6 says:
"Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in Him and He will do this:
He will make your righteousness
shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like
the noon day sun."

He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn because your righteousness comes from Jesus and Jesus is the light of this world. If you would trust in Him, the light of Jesus would shine on you and your cause. You would be covered in His righteousness. I needed to know that before I understood the righteousness in Psalm 37.

Wow! I want a Philippians 3:8-9 attitude. I want to consider Christ my gain and take on his righteousness. I want the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith. Thank you LORD that you would even promise that to me. I pray LORD that I will continually commit my way to You and will trust in You. I pray that my heart would not be divided but would be all about You. Give me the strength to live like this, LORD, so that I may count it all loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord! In Jesus' mighty name . . .