SCRIPTURE: Romans 2:13 For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.
OBSERVATION: It is not just having the Law, nor just hearing the Law, but keeping the Law that will cause one to be declared righteous. If one wants to be declared righteous by a just God Who shows no favoritism, then one needs only to perfectly keep the law, not breaking even one of its tenants even once.
Now, can I be “declared righteous” on the basis of perfectly keeping the law? No! It is already way too late for me. I have already broken the law. And according to Romans 3:23 everyone else is in the same predicament. For me, and everyone else, there must be another way! Thank God, He Himself provided that other way!
APPLICATION: The sinless Jesus willingly died; I can accept His death as the payment for my sins. In heaven it will also be accepted as payment for my sins. Now I can be “declared righteous” on the basis of Jesus perfectly keeping the law and giving His life as payment for my sins!
It is not only that His death in the past pays for my sins but His life presently in me helps me live in victory! (What an amazing thought!) Now, out of a heart overflowing with gratitude, I let Him live His life in me! We (Jesus and me) are working together on this life known as Leon. My life is not yet what it will be, but it is not what it was!
PRAYER: Lord, Even though I am continually learning how to live to please you, I still see so many places I fail. Even today I need your forgiveness. Thank you that your sacrifice never fails to provide that needed forgiveness. And thank you for living inside me. Amen.
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