Moses, in Whom Ye Trust (John 5:45)

2022-04-24

Many of the people who had the privilege of listening to Jesus and seeing His miracles did not receive Him. They did not really believe they needed a Savior, because they thought that they had saved themselves through their own good works.

Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. (John 5:45)

This was not to say that they were trusting in the man Moses, but in his writings, namely, the Old Testament law. They were sure they did everything right and were without sin. When Jesus told them they were not sinless, they were angry. Self-righteousness is not real righteousness at all, for the self has no righteousness. The law shows us our unrighteousness. We need His righteousness. “Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe” (Romas 3:22). Real righteousness can only be derived from God, the source and standard for all righteousness.