Devotion Corner
Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
The immensity and the simplicity of the Gospel should never be forgotten. We are to live in daily awe and joyful thanksgiving unto God, that we who were once wretched sinners, are now at peace with Him because of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Sometimes, the painful memories of what we once were, and all the horrid sins we committed can trouble us. The Devil will accuse us of how could God possibly be at peace with us, when we think on the awful weight of our sinful deeds, words and thoughts? Those memories can threaten to break our peace, so much so that we can ask God to remove the memory of them from us. Yet He allows those memories to remain. Firstly, to remind us of the severity of sin, so that we do not repeat the errors of the past. Secondly, so that when we reflect on the wretch we once were, we see the majesty of salvation through Christ Jesus with correct reverence and praise!
When we remember where we were, on the road to Hell, and then meditate on how Jesus Christ has pulled us from this path to destruction, onto the straight and narrow path to glory forever, how can we not delight in Him with renewed vigour?! We can sing the praises of the Lord Jesus Christ with daily delight and awe, because we marvel at how such a salvation comes so freely in His grace. How we can glorify the name of Christ Jesus, when we remember that it is by faith in Him, no other, that we are at peace with a thrice holy God!
It is all so simple, that a child can revel in its wonder! Yet it is so mighty, that none can be left in dismay believing that they are too wicked, too lost to be forgiven. None are beyond the saving arm of Christ Jesus. All that is needed is faith! Faith that Jesus Christ is your Lord and Saviour. Faith that He is the Son of God, and that His shed blood on the Cross will wash you clean of your sins. Faith that He is risen, and that through Him, we shall rise again to glory also. Faith that He will give us the strength to flee from sin when we turn and repent of them.
We are to never take the Gospel for granted. We are to marvel in the goodness, mercy and grace of God as revealed through the Lord Jesus Christ, with daily devotion and praise. Then our spirits are renewed by that right reverence of the name above all names, as we remember it is by the Lord Jesus Christ, we have peace with God. Amen.
