But now apart from the Law the
righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the
Prophets, even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all
those who believe; for there is no distinction; for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the
redemption which is in Christ Jesus. . . . Romans 3:21-24
We Americans are living through a major recession. This is more than a
nationwide reality; it is a worldwide experience. This economic downturn offers
amazing opportunities, but none of those are for the fainthearted. One must be
certain he (she) is addressing a genuine need and has the needed finances to
bring the project to completion.
The foundation of the project must be built around an ideal product--addressing
a universal need, worthy of sacrifice, and affordable to an enormous range of
people.
God invested in a morally bankrupt humanity at a moment of enormous moral
recession. His investment utilized His every act, His every involvement with
people for centuries. Everything God did in the past bore witness to this
amazing thing. His investment was not limited—He did not hesitate to give His
own son, and His son did not hesitate to be God’s gift. The human need God
addressed was universal! Every person needed it. The divine product also was
attainable! Incredibly, it was available to every person—every person literally
could have access to God’s gift! What God offered/made available could be found
nowhere else—it was truly unique!
Amazingly, God not only addressed a universal need, not only used all His past
acts to declare the uniqueness of what He offered, not only made His product
accessible, but He also provided this product (a) as a gift and (b) verified His
own character in providing it.
Whatever did God provide in such a harsh moral climate? Redemption from personal
moral failure! To whom did He provide it? Everyone! How could all cultures,
societies, and levels of humanity have access to what God did? Through
confidence in what God did in Jesus Christ! Is God’s gift available to us? Yes,
if we trust what God did!
What God does for us in Jesus Christ is beyond our imagination! God works; we
accept! Through Jesus’ blood God redeems, and we gratefully accept through an
obedient response.
David Chadwell
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