Devotionals by Active Word
We all know what it feels like to be in the wrong. Maybe it happened when you saw blue lights flashing in your rearview mirror, maybe it set in when your boss told you he needed to see you in his office, or maybe it occurred as you were confronted by someone you'd talked about behind her back.
Again, we all know that sinking feeling of being in the wrong, of knowing that we did something and now it's time to own up and face the consequences.
Traffic tickets and demerits at work are one thing, but what about when it comes to being wrong, sinfully wrong, in the eyes of almighty God? All it takes to be in the wrong is to fall short of God's perfect standards, and the stakes are infinitely higher because the consequences are eternal in nature. Standing as an imperfect sinner before a perfectly holy God is something so horrific that it's hard to fathom.
Fortunately, we don't have to, because the Bible introduces us to an amazing principle known as justification. Justification is the act of making wrong into right, of turning guilty into innocent, of changing unjust into just. It's God declaring a sinner is now a saint. In His eyes, when a person is justified, it's as though they had never sinned. Their record is perfect, and it will stay that way forever.
How does this happen? Look at Romans 5:1 again. We are "justified by faith." God has determined that if we trust in Him, and if we believe what God has revealed to us, then we are no longer wrong but right.
In addition to all the other benefits of faith, it sets us right in God's eyes and eliminates any chance of us experiencing that sinking feeling of being wrong before Him.
To him who…believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness… (Romans 4:5 NKJV)
Think About It…
What does this passage reveal to me about God?
What does this passage reveal to me about myself?
Based on this, what changes do I need to make?
What is my prayer for today?
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