Day 4 - Wednesday - Connect the Testaments: A 365-Daily Devotion with Bible Reading Plan - Logos
December 22: A False Form of Righteousness Jeremiah 42:1–43:13; Romans 9:30–10:21 ; Proverbs 24:23–34 Zeal can be treacherous if it’s misplaced. It may lead us to set and strictly follow standards that have nothing to do with God’s work—standards that make us feel like good people, but that can devastate our lives and the lives of others. Paul addresses the misplaced zeal of many Jewish people in his letter to the Roman church: “Brothers, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God on behalf of them are for their salvation. For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For ignoring the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes” (Rom 10:1–4). Many Jewish people who had rejected the Messiah were attempting to make themselves right with God by keeping the ot law. In doing so, they misse...