Harry Pitts says believers are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, not defined by past sins. A mirror shows your current state, not who you used to be. The Bible works the same way: it reflects who you are now, not your old self.
So who are you now? Ask yourself this powerful and poignant question: Who am I now? You are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Let me give you an illustration to help this land comfortably in your heart. When you stand in front of a mirror, the mirror does not show you who you are trying to become. It reflects who you already are when you're standing there. This is the image you see. If your hair is messy, the mirror didn't make it messy. The mirror just showed you the truth. The Bible works the same exact way. The Word of God is not a mirror of who you used to be. It is a mirror of who you are now. Christ Jesus. When believers stay sin-conscious, they keep staring into the mirror of their past, looking at the hair that's out of place, looking at the shirt that is not ironed. But when you look into the mirror of the Word, you begin to see what God sees. You begin to see You begin to see the new creation. You begin to see righteousness. You begin to see a child of God.
