The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Corinthians 5:18-21,
"All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them… God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."
This is certainly one of the most awe-inspiring passages of Scripture, addressing the hope of all mankind! God reconciling mankind to himself! The great gulf, the chasm which has kept us removed from our creator is being swept away by Jesus Christ!
God sent his Son to take our punishment on himself: he who was sinless took on the penalty for our sin that we not have to pay it ourselves in eternal death.
In Jesus Christ we not only have our sins not counted against us, we actually become the righteousness of God through him. This, freely given to those who embrace Jesus Christ in faith!
And this, at the hand of God's own mercy, his kindness, his love lavished on us in his incomprehensible grace toward us!
What a heart our God has! What a love he has expressed toward us!
This is certainly one of the most awe-inspiring passages of Scripture, addressing the hope of all mankind! God reconciling mankind to himself! The great gulf, the chasm which has kept us removed from our creator is being swept away by Jesus Christ!
God sent his Son to take our punishment on himself: he who was sinless took on the penalty for our sin that we not have to pay it ourselves in eternal death.
In Jesus Christ we not only have our sins not counted against us, we actually become the righteousness of God through him. This, freely given to those who embrace Jesus Christ in faith!
And this, at the hand of God's own mercy, his kindness, his love lavished on us in his incomprehensible grace toward us!
What a heart our God has! What a love he has expressed toward us!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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