When Jesus came to earth to live for us, die for us and to be raised from the dead he impressed on the lives of every believer the power of his salvation. That is why we remember him often through the taking of communion and that is why we celebrate his love for us every year on Easter. But I would argue that his sacrifice did much more than what we see on the surface. If granting us eternal life through himself wasn’t enough, he set in place a new law of understanding. He set in place a paradigm of where sin increases, grace increases all the more. He put in motion the truth that through him, grace will always outpace sin. Paul says this in Romans, chapter 5, verses 20 and 21:
“The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Through Jesus grace reigns. We did nothing to deserve his grace or his mercy. On the contrary, we deserve his wrath and his judgment. The Bible reminds us that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. That is the love of our God. And not only do we receive his grace, but through Jesus we are made righteous. We are made right before God, where we were once separated from him. And as we continue to fall short, it is comforting to know that there is, and always will be, enough grace to cover us all.
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Paul said “where sin increased, grace increased all the more”. Isn’t it comforting to know that there will always be enough grace to cover our sin; that grace will always outpace our sin? It’s kind of like having more than enough money to pay for a life saving operation. Wouldn’t it be nice to say to the surgeon, “money isn’t an object. Spare no expense in saving my life”? That is what Jesus did for us. He spared nothing and provided us with more than enough grace to cover our sins. If you haven’t already, I would encourage you to bend a knee to our Lord and Savior today and thank him for what he did for us. He did for us what we couldn’t do for ourselves, and he did it overwhelmingly. Even now, where our sin abounds, grace much more abounds. And if you are one who hasn’t accepted what Jesus did on the cross, know that his grace is available for you. His death and resurrection can put you in right relationship with God so that when you die, God will not see your sin, he’ll only see the righteousness of his Son. Then, you too will be admitted into heaven - not because of what you did, but only because of what Jesus did.
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