We
Are Made
Right
With God
By
Placing Our Faith In Jesus Christ.
Scripture
Romans
3
22 We
are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And
this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
24 Yet
God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this
through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
25 For
God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right
with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding
his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held
back and did not punish those who sinned in times past,
26 for
he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this
present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he
himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight
when they believe in Jesus.
Observation
I
used to think (when I was a young adult) that a Christian was someone
who went to church, who was a good person, and someone who was
definitely not doing the things that I was doing.
It
was at nineteen years of age that I realized for the first time that
a Christian is actually a person who places his or her faith in Jesus
Christ.
I
was nineteen when I asked Jesus to forgive me of my sins. It was
then that I became a follower of Christ!
This
passage in Romans 3:22-26 explains
this perfectly!
I
hope it makes sense to you too! Maybe, like me, you have had a
misunderstanding of what it takes to become a Christian.
Ephesians
2:8-9
God
saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit
for this; it is a gift from God.
Salvation is not a
reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast
about it.
Application
I
am a sinner. I have placed my faith in Jesus Christ who died in my
place on the cross. I am forgiven.
How
about you? Are you forgiven?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for saving me. I don't deserve it. I know that I am
a sinner. I know that I deserve to go to Hell. Thank You for giving
me what I don't deserve and not giving me what I do deserve. You are
a God of grace and mercy.
I
pray for any person reading this blog today. Help them to understand
what Jesus has done for them on the cross. Show them, open up their
spiritual eyes and heart, so they can also trust You for their
salvation if they have not yet made the decision to trust in You.
Help
all of us stay away from stupid sins that mess up our relationship
with You and cause the people around us to stumble. Guard our hearts!
Daily
Bible Reading: 1 Kings 8; 2 Chronicles 5; Psalms 99; Romans 3
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I have made it a habit to pray for those who read this blog! I enjoy
lifting you and your family up to the Lord in prayer.
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