Tuesday, October 12, 2010

You are Justified

Made Righteous by the Blood of Christ

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1

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I was thinking about the goodness of God this morning and I felt such joy that I thought I should share it with you.
God created a perfect world. He placed everything that man could possibly need in it and then He created mankind to have dominion over it and to enjoy it. What did the first man and woman do? They betrayed His trust by falling for the lie of the devil. What did God do? He spent an incredible amount of time trying to bring us back to Him but nothing was able to it. He finally sent His Son Jesus Christ to give His life and suddenly we were declared righteous and justified. Praise God!

Romans 5:18-19 sums it up so perfectly:
"Yes, Adam's one sin brought condemnation upon everyone, but Christ's one act of righteousness makes all people right in God's sight and gives them life. Because one person disobeyed God, many people became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many people will be made right in God's sight."

Why is righteousness so important to us today? "Therefore, since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us" (Romans 5:1). It is because of justification that the peace of God can rule in our lives. It is because of the FACT of justification that believers can have assurance of salvation. Without justification we were all hell-bound, eternally separated from God, but we are justified, declared righteous, at the moment of our salvation. By placing our faith in the finished (completed, done) work of Christ on Calvary, we allow God to see us perfect, unblemished. God cannot see the believer’s sins when He looks at him. Jesus blood cover our sins, His blood repair our relationship to our Father. His blood made us righteous. He justified us. Glory!

How much money would pay for eternal life? How much money would you pay to live in a perfect world with no diseases, no suffering, no more TEARS? Jesus made sure that you don’t have to pay a dime, all of you have to do is confess and repent. Praise the Lord! Invite the Lord Jesus Christ into your life today and start a relationship like no other. Share the good news of Christ with a co-worker and/or a friend, a neighbor today and be blessed. Make sure you mention that justification is free. It’s all paid for well over 2000 years ago.

Praise the Lord!