Free? Yes!

Scripture:
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”  Romans 3:23-24 (NIV)    


Application:
It’s not hard to grasp the concept that ALL have sinned. There’s sin everywhere, look around…and inside yourself.
But the concept of “justified freely” is harder to understand. In our system of what we consider justice, those words are baffling. Despite all the evil that we’ve done, God intentionally has sacrificed a pure, innocent Being—even Himself—in order to bring us back into a loving relationship with Him.

It’s a head-shaking proposition. It seems we should have to pay something for this act of selfless love. We can’t. We don’t have anything of enough value...except ourselves.

All we have to do is accept that what God has said is true. Jesus Christ is His Son, He died and arose again, and He took away all our sins, no matter how awful.

It’s all free, and it’s available to every one of us.


Prayer:
Dear God, as I meditate on Your grace, I am humbled. I pray that I can live every day as a day of gratitude to You. Thank You so much!