Thinking about the Boston Marathon tragedy today...I'm praying that God comforts all those involved and brings healing to the people and city of Boston.
Today we are going to continue our study in Romans! I learned so much yesterday, I'm really excited to read what else God has to say to me today!
Ready to Dig In?! Today I'm reading through Romans chapters 3 and 4.
Romans 3:4
Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true.
This is a good way to start out :). I'm sure all of us have told a little white lie in our lifetime. Isn't it amazing that God NEVER lies to us!!....When he tells us He loves us...he MEANS it! When he tells us He comforts us....He MEANS it! When he tells us He forgives us...guess what?!...HE MEANS it!
I love that!
Romans 3:22-26
We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are. For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard. Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.
These verses tell us how we can become Christians and have faith in God. We are all sinners and that's why God sent His only Son to die for all of us and forgive us of those sins. To be "right with God" we need to place our faith in Jesus, accept that we are sinners, thank Him for taking away our sins and ask him to come into our lives and hearts. Then we can spend eternity with our Lord and Savior!
Romans 4:25
He was handed over to die because of our sins, and he was raised to life to make us right with God.
Amen.
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