YOU HAVE PEACE WITH GOD

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ – Romans 5:1

When Adam sinned in the garden, He was separated from God. That’s why He was thrown out of the garden of Eden. Isaiah 59:2 says, ‘But your iniquities have separated between you and your God…’ Man’s sin separates him from God and makes Him an enemy of God. But God, in His intinite mercy sent His son, the Lord Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins.

Romans 5:10 says, ‘For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.’ Through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ which was shed for the sin that separated us from God, we’ve now been reconciled to God. We’re no longer separated from God or even enemies of God/ Through His Blood, we’ve been justified or declared righteous by God. As a result, God no longer wants to kill us because He has already sacrificed His Son on the cross on our behalf. His death was a peace offering that satisfied God’s anger towards us. There’s now peace between us and God.

That’s why the Lord Jesus Christ is called the Prince of Peace. The Lord Jesus Christ is Himself our peace. God now sees us holy in His sight, without blemish and free from all accusation. And this is the part that many leave out – if we continue in the faith. There’s no once-saved-always-saved. If we go back to living in sin, we rekindle against ourselves the fire the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ put out. But because we’ve been given the gift of righteousness, we have the capacity to do righteousness by His grace. So let’s maintain this peace by the very grace we ve received. Glory to God!

CONFESSION

I’ve been justified by faith through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. I’m therefore holy, without blemish and free from all accusation before God. Glory to God!