[The Glory Unveiled]
“And when the season of tolerance came to an end, there was only one possible way for God to give away his righteousness and still be true to both his justice and his mercy—to offer up his own Son. So now, because we stand on the faithfulness of Jesus, God declares us righteous in his eyes!” [ Romans 3:26 TPT ]
The mercy of God can be abused if misunderstood. And surely, many have abused God’s mercy and [grace] available to them. It is easy to think that because God is silent about something means God approves it. The forbearance of God—His silence—is intended to bring us to repentance, so that God will not have to punish us. When Adam sinned, humanity was doomed and had to be punished with death, for the wages of sin is death. But the mercy of God could not allow man to be punished yet, but then, His justice would not allow Him to let sin go unpunished either. And so, His mercy would hold back the punishment for a very long time until the stage was ready—in the fullness of time. God was kind to humanity, not to punish sin immediately. But God’s mercy came to the point where Justice had to take over. And so, God did something that would allow justice to take its course yet still be merciful to humanity as well. For this purpose to come true, God had to put on the identity of humanity and suffer our punishment. God took our place on the cross, and now, by the faithfulness of God, we can have the life of Jesus. If God made this enormous sacrifice for our salvation, then we ought to accept His love gift. God offered His only Son, like Abraham so that He will have many children through that one sacrifice. So that as many people as will have faith in Jesus are justified by His works. But anyone who will reject the Lord Jesus even after the price has been paid for them, is only making a loud declaration of their willingness to be eternally condemned. Won’t you rather embrace the love gift of the Father and help others embrace it too?
Prayer_Bead: Merciful Father, thank you for the sacrifice of your Son so that I might have life. I embrace this life that is in Him. So help me God.
Wisdom_Quote: The life of the Son is only received when we accept His suffering on our behalf.
#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.