October 21, 2011 A Problem & Solution

A Problem and A Solution
Read Romans 3

Rom 3:23-25 everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence. 24 But by the free gift of God's grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free. 25 God offered him, so that by his sacrificial death he should become the means by which people's sins are forgiven through their faith in him.

WHAT’S THE WORLD need to know? Here it is:
There’s a problem: everyone has sinned and is far away from God's saving presence.
There’s a solution to this problem: by the free gift of God's grace all are put right with him through Christ Jesus, who sets them free.
What does knowing that do for you today? I pray it gives you comfort, hope, joy and peace, knowing how deeply God loves you.
Sin makes us wrong before God. We must be made right to be with God. God’s love sent his Son to die for your sins to make you right with him. Christ Jesus lived, died, and rose from the dead to be the cleansing agent that makes you right to be with your living LORD.
Whether this is the 10,000th time or the first time you’ve heard this, stop for a while and meditate on this reality. Rejoice in this life promise. The Creator of the vast universe has paid a huge price to freely give you life.


Pause and Consider: how completely, lovingly and sacrificially God has solved the problem.