Romans 3:22b-24
There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ.
Reflection
We have all sinned and fall short of the glory of God. That by itself is not good news. That means that we are guilty of turning away from God and the penalty for sin is death and eternal separation from God. However, our sin is not the end of the story. God sent his Son, Jesus into the world to bring us the message of grace and forgiveness and he provided that grace and forgiveness by paying the penalty for our sin by taking our punishment on the cross. Then we are given the opportunity to accept in faith that Jesus has done this for us, and then we are forgiven and we receive Christ’s righteousness in our lives.
You and I are justified, made right, not by what we have done but by what Christ has done for us. Live today giving thanks for that truth.
