WORD OF THE DAY
Living Word Devotional by Scottomega
Monday, 5th March, 2018
YOU ARE FREE!
In His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus. Romans 3:25-26
“Justification" is an often-used word in the Christian vocabulary that carries great meaning. It is a word that declares the rightness of something—not symbolically or potentially, but actually. The Bible says when we come to Christ and ask Him to forgive our sins, believing that He died in our place and took the penalty of our sins, He justifies us.
One way to think of the word, "justification," is "just as if it never happened." When we come to Christ and ask His forgiveness, He says, "You are justified." That is, "just as if it never had happened." It is an incredible feeling to think about the fact that God sees us as if we never committed a sin all our lives. It is sad that many have allowed the guilt of their past sins to plague their lives. It is pettish that Satan's accusations have rendered many Christians ineffective in their walk with the Lord.
But, you should know by now that Satan is a liar. When the Lord Jesus rose from the grave, God declared you not guilty. Jesus has paid the penalty of your sins in full. You have become a new creation. The old has passed. It is as if your past sins never happened. Corrie ten Boom used to say. "God has taken our sin and thrown it into the sea of forgetfulness and posted a sign that says, 'No fishing allowed.'" You are justified. You have been declared not guilty. You are free!
Prayer: Give thanks to the Lord for dying on
the cross for your sins and rising on the thid day for justification.
Scriptural Reading: Romans 3:22-31
