The Effect of the Blood of Jesus (2)
Text: _But commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us…_ Romans 5:8
Earlier we observed that Jesus died for us because the Father loves us and there was no other way to be right before God except that an acceptable sacrifice is made for our sins, and that sacrifice was Jesus. (Romans 5:17). Note that one day, we will all stand before God. Each of us will give an account for our works, for our words, for every part of our lives. Those who have been redeemed, who have been reconciled through Jesus, will have nothing to explain, all of their sins, all of their shortcomings, will be covered by the blood of Jesus.
Jesus will present the believers blameless – without accusation. The devil is the accuser of the brethren. He wants to point out all our sins, he wants to keep us in bondage to sin. Jesus paid the penalty for our sins, so that when we stand before God, no one will be able to point the finger at us, we will be without blame. Holy – set apart from sin, set apart unto God. It means purity, beyond reproach, irreproachable. In legal term, it is one not open to accusation; one free of guilt. You see, what Jesus did was all we need. He paid it all. When He said, “It is finished," it was finished. The deed was done, the sacrifice made, the price for our souls was paid. We do not need some special revelation, some secret knowledge, something extra on top of what He did. He did it because, as Ephesians 1:9 says, it was the Father's good pleasure. God wanted to reconcile us to Himself. The devil ever wants to take our hope out of the gospel. He wants to place our hope in things that will let us down so that he can disillusion us and cause us to lose hope. But if our hope is placed on Jesus, we will never fail. Hallelujah!
Prayer
Lord Jesus, I put my faith and hope in the Gospel that You will present me blameless to the Father, Amen.
Text: _But commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us…_ Romans 5:8
Earlier we observed that Jesus died for us because the Father loves us and there was no other way to be right before God except that an acceptable sacrifice is made for our sins, and that sacrifice was Jesus. (Romans 5:17). Note that one day, we will all stand before God. Each of us will give an account for our works, for our words, for every part of our lives. Those who have been redeemed, who have been reconciled through Jesus, will have nothing to explain, all of their sins, all of their shortcomings, will be covered by the blood of Jesus.
Jesus will present the believers blameless – without accusation. The devil is the accuser of the brethren. He wants to point out all our sins, he wants to keep us in bondage to sin. Jesus paid the penalty for our sins, so that when we stand before God, no one will be able to point the finger at us, we will be without blame. Holy – set apart from sin, set apart unto God. It means purity, beyond reproach, irreproachable. In legal term, it is one not open to accusation; one free of guilt. You see, what Jesus did was all we need. He paid it all. When He said, “It is finished," it was finished. The deed was done, the sacrifice made, the price for our souls was paid. We do not need some special revelation, some secret knowledge, something extra on top of what He did. He did it because, as Ephesians 1:9 says, it was the Father's good pleasure. God wanted to reconcile us to Himself. The devil ever wants to take our hope out of the gospel. He wants to place our hope in things that will let us down so that he can disillusion us and cause us to lose hope. But if our hope is placed on Jesus, we will never fail. Hallelujah!
Prayer
Lord Jesus, I put my faith and hope in the Gospel that You will present me blameless to the Father, Amen.
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