Daily Devotions

Roms 5: 8

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Such is the love of God that though we are all sinners and have fallen short of the mark that would satisfy God, He provided a way for all sinners to return to Him through His Son, Jesus Christ. In Rom 5: 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. There is no way that any man alive could come to God on his own merits. In fact our merits are far from the level of righteousness of God, because our righteousness is like filthy rags in the eyes of God.

Though we may live for a long time on earth and we may make every effort to be holy and righteous before God, if it depends on us alone, we will never qualify to enter heaven. God saw that this is the case with all men, every minute of the day, we are subjected to temptations and we succumb to it over and over many times a day.

God sees this and He does not require us to change by our own power. Now He has made a way where there was no way and Paul confirmed this in Rom 5: 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. This is the amazing love and grace that Jesus has for us that He was willing to step down from His throne in heaven and He came as the sacrificial lamb so that He can pay that price for us.

Now Jesus has open the way for us to enter into His rest and be with Him in heaven for all eternity. God does not see our weaknesses and sins anymore, He has sent His Son to redeem all sinners and now Jesus is standing in front of us and He covers all our sins. When the Father sees us, He sees His Son first and He sees the Son’s righteousness and he does not see our sins anymore.

This is the amazing grace of God which saves all men not because they earned or deserved it but because of the act of love of Jesus who died for us.

Thanks be to God that now we can have free access to the throne room of God and we can seek His face and holiness as Moses did. We can now speak directly to the Father because Jesus has opened the way for us.