For there is no difference; for
all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by
His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as
a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness. .
.that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Romans 3:22b-26
Because
of sin, Adam and Eve fell short of the perfection God intended for them.
Because of sin, the Israelites relinquished the glory they could have
experienced as God’s holy nation. Because of sin, Judas fell short of the
opportunity to be an apostle of Jesus Christ. Sin will corrupt every area of
your life that it touches. Sin will cause your marriage to fall short of the
promise it held in the beginning. Sin will cause you to fall short as a parent,
a church member, a worshiper, or a friend. Every area in your life is
susceptible to sin’s destruction.
The
wonder of salvation is that God completely dealt with sin. He did what we could
not do. Through Christ’s sacrifice, God, by His grace, offered His salvation
and canceled the penalty of our sin. By His grace, He takes a life that has
fallen short of God’s best and gives it meaning. He provides the opportunity to
immediately confess our sin and to be cleansed from all unrighteousness (1 John
1:9). He mends a broken heart. His grace erases anger and bitterness. He
restores severed relationships. He takes a life devastated by sin and makes it
whole. He takes our failures and produces something good.
Only
God can heal sin’s devastation. Only He can bridge the gap between His glory
and your sin (Rom. 3:23). You must trust Him to do so. If you will ask Him, He
will free you from the of your sin, reestablish your relationship with Him, and
restore you to wholeness.
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