Bible In A Year | Read: Romans 5
7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. 12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned— Romans 5:7-12
Not Abandoned
Thoughts on the verses
Whether we’ve been neglected by a parent or betrayed by a close friend, the feelings of abandonment run deep, leaving bitter memories and painful scars in their wake. Scripture is full of these kind of “left-behind” stories, from Joseph’s brothers selling him into slavery to David’s life-or-death escape from Saul. Yet, even when others fail us, God never will. Even when we reject Him, even when we walk away, even when we fall short, He remains steadfast in His love for us. His great faithfulness covers our greatest failures. In Him, we are never abandoned.
Overview of Chapter
Paul now tells us the benefits we receive as a result of trusting Jesus. Not only are our sins forgiven, but we have peace with God, assurance of heaven, we can rejoice in suffering, we receive the Holy Spirit and see a demonstration of God’s love for us. Jesus and Adam are contrasted. Adam was the first man God created. In Genesis 3, we are told he sinned and introduced sin and, as a result, death, to all humanity. Jesus is the man who is God who overcomes all of the sin of all of humanity with one righteous act.
The benefits we receive from salvation are many, and each one is priceless. We can never pay God back for what he has done, but there is nothing he can ask of us that isn’t deserving of our unquestioned submission.
Action Steps
Bible: What is God showing me? What am I going to do about it?
Bless: Serve one person through word, action, or gift today.
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