Sunday Reading: Romans 5 20-21
 
Key Verse: Romans 5 20
20  But the Law entered so that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound,

 

Devotion:
Have you ever wondered how such great sinners can get to heaven simply by believing in Christ? Have you ever wondered how we can be forgiven for some of the things we have done? The answer is simple, through Christ and His righteousness we have a greater privilege than we have lost through all the sins that have come through us since Adam.

 

God's Word is a moral law. Through it we can see just how much sin we have by it explaining what our thoughts, words and deeds do to count against us. It does not go forward to make sure that sin does abound, but rather that we should see our sin and try to stop it. It is only through us seeing that we have sin that we can then come to the conclusion that we need Christ. It is like a light being brought into a dark room for the first time... How are we to know that there is dust and dirt in the room unless we have the light to show us that dirt!

 

God's Word is a just law. He has defined the perimeter. He has said that the wages of sin is death. But He has also reminded us that the gift of God is eternal life. He has promised us that no matter what we have done in the past, so long as we are willing and able to believe in Him, we too will be given that most wondrous of gifts – eternal life through Jesus Christ. The flip side is that those who do not trust Christ will have to face up to that penalty.

 

We will never be able to attain eternal life without a pure and blameless sacrifice for our sinful lives. No mater how hard we try by ourselves, we will never be able to offer a good enough sacrifice. Christ offered Himself as that pure and blameless sacrifice so that all of our sins could be covered. How can we not believe in Him...

 

Points to Ponder:
Do you try to help people only for them to reject you?
 
How many times have you rejected Christ in the past?