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Subject: devotion
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:34:23 -0500
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Saved By Grace
Ephesians 2:4-10
Many people believe that piling up good works makes them right with the
Lord. Yet death is the only payment for sin that can satisfy divine justice
(
Romans 6:23).
Since we all transgress, this leaves us in a desperate situation facing an
eternity apart from God.
Grace, the expression of divine love and kindness to the utterly
undeserving, prompted the solution. God sent His Son Jesus to die in our
place. According
to
Romans 10:9,
all we need to do is believe. Jesus' death satisfied God's justice and
brought us:
New Life. Our spirit is made alive in Christ the moment we acknowledge that
we are sinners, turn from our rebelliousness, and believe that His death
paid
for our sin-debt in full.
Freedom. At salvation, sin's power over us is broken, and we are set free
from slavery to its hold. Jesus raised us up out of the quagmire of
disobedience
and gave us the faith to believe. Now we can exercise our newfound freedom
and follow Him.
Security. When we accept God's judgment that we are sinners by nature and
acknowledge our Savior's sacrifice as payment for our sins, we are
permanently
adopted into the heavenly Father's family. Our status changes instantly:
once objects of wrath, we are now children of God. Someday we will be seated
in
the heavenly realms with Christ to enjoy life everlasting with Him.
God, the very one against whom we rebelled, substituted His Son Jesus in our
place to receive the punishment that was rightfully ours. How will you show
your gratitude to God for His saving grace?
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