“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
Romans 3:23
We all know what it is to harbor a guilty conscience before the Lord from our sin. But sin is not merely a matter of feeling bad before God. It makes us utterly guilty in His presence, so that He is justified when He judges. We deserve His curse. We deserve His wrath. We deserve death and damnation. We can’t soft-pedal these truths. For only great sinners know their need for a great Savior.
When David thundered, “The man deserves to die!” after Nathan told him the parable in 2 Samuel 12, and Nathan replied, “You are the man,” he was describing all of us. Let us silence our excuses and evasions for just a moment and meditate upon what it is we deserve. Seriously, take a moment to ponder this fact before God.
The verse after Romans 3:23 is very important for us to read now: “… and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Do you hear that? It doesn’t finish with God’s sentence upon us, but with His sentence upon His Son! The judge has become our justifier. Jesus traded His crown of glory for a crown of thorns. Thanks be to God!
When David thundered, “The man deserves to die!” after Nathan told him the parable in 2 Samuel 12, and Nathan replied, “You are the man,” he was describing all of us. Let us silence our excuses and evasions for just a moment and meditate upon what it is we deserve. Seriously, take a moment to ponder this fact before God.
The verse after Romans 3:23 is very important for us to read now: “… and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Do you hear that? It doesn’t finish with God’s sentence upon us, but with His sentence upon His Son! The judge has become our justifier. Jesus traded His crown of glory for a crown of thorns. Thanks be to God!
Scripture Focus
Romans 3:21-26
Insight
What our sin deserves was given to Christ; what His righteousness deserves was given to us.
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