| Yesterday's Bible Study |
In this verse from Romans, the apostle Paul writes that while we were sinners, Jesus died for us. Because the Lord loved us, He submitted Himself to a brutal death and allowed Himself to be separated from God the Father. His death provided atonement for our sins once and for all; there was no longer a barrier between us and the Lord.
There will never be a greater intersection of grace and justice than the cross. All of the sin committed by humans deserved judgment, and that judgment was death. There was no way that we could ever atone for all of our wrongs or face judgment and still live. So, the Lord created a way for us through Jesus. When Jesus shed His innocent blood--the only innocent blood that ever existed--He took on the judgment that we deserved. He didn't deserve to die; we did. This is grace! Jesus took our spot, sparing us the justice owed us. In this way, the Lord demonstrated both grace and justice. |
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Why did the Lord send Jesus to rescue us? It was not because we were good people! Indeed, the very people whom Jesus went to save crucified Him. He was willing to look past all of our wrongdoing, saving us from ourselves, because He loved us. Jesus loved us enough to be willing to be hurt by us … and love is the only reason we can know the Lord today.
No one can ever take away the love of the Lord from you. No one can ever take away the power of the cross or the fact that Jesus cared so much for each of us that He was willing to make the greatest sacrifice possible.
Because of what He did, we can walk in confidence and peace all the days of our lives. We do not need to be insecure about who we are or if we are good enough--we are justified through Jesus, and that's all we need.
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