Romans 5:1-2 "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God."
The transaction of salvation imparted so many things to us. It truly is a gift. But not just one single gift, it is many gifts that are eternal, that no one can take away.
Through salvation, we have been given justification, or in other words, we have been rendered righteous. We have been given peace, but not worldly peace that comes and goes, but real, lasting peace that goes deeper than our soul. We have been given access by our faith to a new standing. Where as before we stood in condemnation, now we stand in grace. This word "grace" has such deep meaning. The word here means: "good will, loving-kindness, favour: of the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of the Christian virtues."
And if all those things weren't enough, we have joy and hope.
You read down this list and you quickly realize that these things are exactly what everyone desires, they are exactly what this lost world, what every pitiful human heart longs for. It's all waiting for them in Christ if they will only turn to Him.
It's all waiting there for you. Am I accepting this unspeakable gift today?
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