Romans 8: Therefore, there is now
no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, 2 because through Christ Jesus the law
of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of
sin and death. 3 For what the law was
powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by
sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And
so he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous
requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according
to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
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Working on the
furniture seemed pretty easy, though there were a lot of parts and
instructions. I followed the instructions to the letter, but in the middle of
assembly, I got distracted with some difficult news that I had to attend to.
When I returned, the distraction replayed in my mind and I was not able to
concentrate as I should. I missed several steps and had to disassemble the
furniture and start over.
- There have been times when I wanted to follow all the steps but could not.
- There have been times when I was willing to follow all the steps but got distracted.
- There have been times when I tried to follow the steps, but life got in the way and I found myself skipping a few rules that I should have followed.
Paul had just posed
a serious question. “Who can save a wretch like me?” He was given the answer.
JESUS CHRIST is the Savior to those who believe in HIS resurrection and the
need to be saved.
Paul now explains
that there is no condemnation to those who believe in CHRIST JESUS. GOD did not
leave salvation up to chance, because humans would easily get distracted.
- GOD wants me to know I am free from condemnation.
- GOD wants me to know that JESUS has given me life.
- GOD wants me to know that the instructions I could not follow were forgiven by the one who followed every instruction, namely JESUS.
Being born into
sin starts me off with an impossibility. I mean, there is no good that I can do
to erase the sin of my birth, which is tied to Adam’s sin of disobedience in
the Garden of Eden. BUT GOD did the impossible.
HE volunteered to
become a human, followed every rule HE gave humans, was falsely blamed for every
sin, murdered by humans and raised to life to receive all authority. HE knew I would
be condemned forever, so HE took care of the problem. I am broken BUT JESUS put
me back together, fully assembled. I am grateful I now fill the righteous
requirement because of JESUS.
- Do you think you are in control of your life?
- Are you distracted and missing a few steps, requiring you to start over again?
- Will you place your trust in JESUS, so you can have peace in HIM, so HE can provide clear direction for the purpose of your life today?
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