WHAT WE HAVE AS GOD’S CHILDREN!

 EVERYDAY IN THE WORD!

SATURDAY APRIL 03, 2021.

SUBJECT: WHAT WE HAVE AS GOD’S CHILDREN!

Memory verse: "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5 vs 8.)

READ: Romans 5 vs 10 - 11; 17 - 21:

5:10: For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

5:11: And not only so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. 

5:17: For if by one man's offence death reigned through the one; much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

5:18: Therefore, as through one man’s offense, judgment came to all men, resulting in condemnation, even so through one Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all men, resulting in justification of life.

5:19: For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.

5:20: Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abound much more abound,

5:21: so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

INTIMATION:

As God’s children we have His unparalleled love (Romans 5 vs 8). That love that made Him give His only Son as a propitiation for us. His Son, Jesus Christ, paid the wages we owed; died the death we ought to die for our sins. What a love! The apostle Paul, in describing the quantum of His love for us, said, “For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

We have been rescued by God through the death of Jesus Christ. God sent Him to die for us, not because we were good enough, but just because He loved us. We are very valuable in God’s eyes that He sent His Son to give His life for us; that He might die so we can live. God loved us first, even before we turned to Him from where we are swamped with sin. 

We have received the gift of righteousness (Romans 5 vs 17 - 18), haven been previously condemned through our inheritance of Adam’s offense of high treason. But now, through the righteous act of Jesus—death on our behalf— we have been justified and made righteous; “For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (Second Corinthians 5 vs 21.)

All people are sinful, and so they are separated from God. In addition, all sin deserve punishment. Instead of punishing us with the death we deserve, however, Christ took our sins upon Himself and took our punishment by dying on the cross. Now we can rejoice in God. Through faith in Christ’s work, we become close to God—reconciled to Him rather than being enemies and outcasts; “Now all things are of God, who has reconciled to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation.” (Second Corinthians 5 vs 18.) 

We are in God’s family as our relationship with Him is restored. We were all born into Adam’s physical family—the family line that leads to certain death. All of us have reaped the results of Adam’s sin. We have inherited his guilt, a sinful nature (the tendency to sin), and God’s punishment. Because of Jesus, however, we can trade judgement for forgiveness, Christ offers us the opportunity to be born into His spiritual family—the family line that begins with forgiveness and leads to eternal life. If we come to God by faith, we receive life through Christ.

Obedience has been reckoned for us in Christ Jesus (Romans 5 vs 19). “And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.” (Philippians 2 vs 8.) And through that obedience, we are made righteous. 

Jesus offered us grace (unmerited favor) in abundance (Romans 5 vs 17 & 20). He offers grace with open arms to lift us above the ladder of the law, we all haven sinned and come short of the glory of God, to take us directly to God! Once Jesus lifts you into God’s presence, you are free indeed: “Therefore if the Son makes you free, You shall be free indeed (John 8 vs 36). Now, you obey God out of love, not necessity, and through God’s power, not your own. And you know that if you stumble, you will not fall back to the ground. Instead, you will  be caught and held in Christ’s loving arm.

We have eternal life with Him (Romans 5 vs 21). We have an Helper—the Holy Spirit, whom God has given us to be with us forever. The love that caused Jesus to die is the same love that sends the Holy Spirit to live in us and guide us every day. The power that raised Jesus from the dead is the same power that saved us, and is available to us in our daily lives. Be assured that, haven begun a life with Christ, you have a reserve of power and love to call on each day for help to meet every challenge or trial. You can pray for God’s power and love as you need it.

Prayer: Abba Father, everything within me is saying thank You for all You wrought for me in redemption through Jesus Christ. I pray that I abide in Your love and power all the days of my life, in Jesus’ Name I have prayed, Amen.

PRAISE THE LORD!