God says, “You shall love the Lord
your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your might” (Deuteronomy 6:5).
But we don’t love God. We love other things more
than God. This is what sin is—dishonoring God.
Therefore, the Bible says, “All have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
And, “…the
wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23).
“The
soul who sins shall die” (Ezekiel 18:4).
But the
Bible also says, “God is Love”(1John1:8)
Therefore
God sends his own Son Jesus Christ to absorb his wrath and bear the curse for all
who trust him. “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a
curse for us” (Galatians 3:13).
“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by
becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on
a tree.” Galatians 3:13
God put [Christ] forward as propitiation ( to
remove God’s wrath on us) by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to
show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over
former sins. Romans 3:25
In this is love, not that we have loved God but
that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 1
John 4:10
Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and
sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5:2
“this is
love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be
the [wrath-absorbing] propitiation for our sins” (1 John 4:10).
Let us take
our sin and God’s wrath seriously. Let us approach God and receive His gift of
forgiveness. Let us ask God to forgive our sin and receive Jesus Christ as Lord
and Saviour. Let us invite Jesus Christ to take control of our life and make us
right with God. Let us thank Jesus for suffering and died for us.
May God
bless you.
