The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11,
"Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God."
No matter who we believers are, we come into the kingdom of God as sinners. Paul tells us in Romans 3:23, "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". This is one of the wonderful things about God that I love. He took me, with all my faults, my shortcomings, my sin. He forgave me of all and brought me into his family. He washed me, sanctified me, justified me, all through the horrific sacrifice Jesus Christ made for me when he died on that cross. All he has asked of me is that I embrace him in faith and trust!
While the do-gooders can celebrate their goodness, I exult in my Lord who saved me in my low estate as a sinner!
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
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