majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Deuteronomy 24:16,
"Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor children
put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin."
As Moses provides the laws for Israel God has given, he makes the
point that when it comes time for prosecuting and sentencing the
guilty in the courts of Israel, the guilty alone must pay.
Generational justice is banned. Each, and each alone must pay for
their own sin.
As I consider this it reminds me that each of us stand alone before
our heavenly judge. We are told in Revelation 21:8, "The cowardly, the
unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who
practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars—their place will be
in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."
As it turns out, none of us will need to "inherit" guilt from a family
member as we stand before the judgment seat of God to determine our
eternal destiny. Each one of us have sinned and all of us are due this
eternity in the lake of fire. "All have sinned and fall short of the
glory of God..." Romans 3:23.
That is the bad news. The good news is that we do not have to stand
before God's judgment seat alone. Jesus Christ has paid the penalty
for all sin ever committed. None of us need face God's judgment alone
with the certainty of an eternity in the lake of fire if we choose to
embrace Jesus Christ in faith! How wonderful our loving Savior died on
that cross that we might have the opportunity to become God's very own
children with the guilt of any and all sin completely removed from us!
He offers this freely to us if we simply place our trust in him!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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