A Mighty Redemption

LIVING AS FAITHFUL PEOPLE
God's Redemption
Justified by Faith in Christ

Romans 3:21-26

The Message

God Has Set Things Right

 ^21-24But in our time something new has been added. What Moses and the prophets witnessed to all those years has happened. The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. For there is no difference between us and them in this. Since we've compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us, God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we're in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ. ^25-26God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear that world of sin. Having faith in him sets us in the clear. God decided on this course of action in full view of the public—to set the world in the clear with himself through the sacrifice of Jesus, finally taking care of the sins he had so patiently endured. This is not only clear, but it's now—this is current history! God sets things right. He also makes it possible for us to live in his rightness.

For Reflection
God works in light.  He does not hide his intention for human kind in darkness and fear.  Over and over again God fixes us.  He has faithfully responded to our need.

God and Jesus are one.  Having faith in Jesus is to have faith in God and the Holy Spirit.  They are inseparable.  We live in God's righteousness.  We change and grow into the grace of God constantly maturing as we and God overcome obstacles to living righteous lives.

Who you are now is not who you were.  Who you are now is not who you will become.

Pray
thanking God for His faith in us.  Pray that you will embrace the challenges of our human existence.  Pray that you will listen to God's gentle guidance.  Pray that you will have patience and courage to do God's will.