Romans 5: 1 “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Dear God,
I am so glad Father that with Jesus, our salvation plan was arranged by you both before the foundation of this world, to be implemented if needed. I am deeply sad that the salvation plan had to be implemented, because as written by Paul, in Romans 5: 12 “………as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—V14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who is to come.” The first created man, Adam, was the one man who bought sin and death to all of earths inhabitants. The free gift of salvation from sin reveals much of the Your grace and the one Man, Jesus Christ. Who abounded in mercy, which resulted in justification and life, for every sinner who accepted His free gift, instead of the condemnation and death, that had come through the other ‘one’ man Adam. Further we are told in Romans 5: 15 – 18, that Jesus when on earth lived a sinless life and was in constant communication with His Father, through the Holy Spirit, so that He was able to live in and do the will of His Father; in constant obedience to Him; V: 19”For by as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.”
Today I again accept Jesus into my life, and ask that the Holy Spirit fill me, and lead me to the Father through Jesus Christ, higher and higher on the pathway of obedience; yet despite these aspirations, I know that my sinful nature will sometimes get in the way, and I will lose my connection to Jesus,and sin will be the result. Amazingly, Your love is such, that when I am repentant, I will be forgiven and justified, V 1”…having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. V2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”
Amen
(I am going away on the 29th July for 9 days, to a camp with out wifi. Because of the packed program I decided not to take the computer with the necessary purchase to post every day. So I am posting some ahead, and will catch up on the others when I get back. God bless you richly.)