Like so many "Christians" today, the Israelites were excited about serving God. They went to temple, said their prayers, memorized scriptures, etc. Like many "Christians" today, they understood the awesomeness of God and had such devotion to Him that they could make a true Christian question his own reverence. But it wasn't enough, and it's still not enough today.
Being excited about God and reverent to God is great, but God is not interested in that as your primary focus. God is interested in your relationship with Him and your acceptance of His Son as your savior. If you pass on the salvation and the relationship, then you've created a situation where you are trying to judge yourself through your zeal for God. You've exchanged the opportunity to actually be made righteousness for the illusion of righteousness. Don't try to make your own righteousness. Trust God and accept His Son so that you can truly be righteous.
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