By Judy Lee Jenkins
One of my favorite scriptures is found in 2 Corinthians 5:21 and it reads as follows in the King James version: “FOR HE HATH MADE HIM TO BE SIN FOR US, WHO KNEW NO SIN; THAT WE MIGHT BE MADE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN HIM.” I absolutely love this scripture and am so thankful for what it means to me!! Jesus who was perfect traded his perfection for my imperfection!! I picture myself wearing filthy rags, my head hung in shame as I even try to look at my glorious beautiful Savior. However, because of his tremendous love for me (putting it on a personal level) he took my filthy rags off and put them on himself as he was putting his beautiful spotless white robes on me. It was an exchange made in my behalf when he took my sins on himself that day he hung in agony on the cross. And of course, he also did the same for everyone who chooses to come to him. Pondering on that scripture I wrote the following song a number of years ago but decided to make another version of it. The words are as follows:
JESUS IS MY RIGHTEOUSNESS,
I HAVE NONE OF MY OWN.
ALL MY SINS WERE LAID ON HIM,
ONLY HIS DEATH COULD ATONE.
HE WHO KNEW KNOW SIN.
BECAME SIN FOR ME.
SO I COULD BE MADE RIGHTEOUS
IN HIM FOR ETERNITY. ( 2ND CORINTHINANS 5:21)
CHORUS
I DRANK FROM HIS FOUNTAIN OF LIVING WATER.
I’LL NEVER THIRST AGAIN!!
IT FLOWS FOREVER, COOL AND REFRESHING,
HIS TRUTH WILL NEVER END!!
VERSE 2
JESUS IS MY RIGHTEOUSNESS,
I’M CORRUPT AS I CAN BE.
BUT HE CANCELLED MY SIN DEBT AND FOREVER
SET ME FREE!!
HE EXCHANGED HIS GOODNESS FOR MY SINS,
THE MOMENT I FIRST BELIEVED,
AND GAVE TO ME ETERNAL LIFE,
HIS GIFT I HAVE RECIEVED.
CHORUS
WHEN I DRANK FROM HIS FOUNTAIN
OF LIVING WATER,
I’LL NEVER THIRST AGAIN!!
IT FLOWS FOREVER, COOL AND REFRESHING,
HIS TRUTH WILL NEVER END!!
CLOSING
SO LORD PLEASE LIVE YOUR LIFE THROUGH ME,
AND GIVE ME POWER AND MIGHT,
TO LIVE A GODLY RIGHTEOUS LIFE
AND FOLLOW IN YOUR HOLY LIGHT.
CHORUS
AS I DRINK FROM YOUR FOUNTAIN
OF LIVING WATER,
TO NEVER THIRST AGAIN!!
IT FLOWS FOREVER, COOL AND REFRESHING,
YOUR TRUTH WILL NEVER END, NEVER END, NEVER END!!!!