Something For Which To Be Thankful!

Romans 3

22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.
23 For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 24 Yet God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. 25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, 26 for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he declares sinners to be right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.

I am so glad that God provide an escape from the penalty of my sin through His Son Jesus! While I fall short of God’s glorious standard (I LOVE the way the NLT renders v. 23), that standard has been met on my behalf through the Person of Jesus. My faith in Him leads to my obedience to the Gospel, so that the blood of Jesus shed on my behalf cleanses me of my sin. Now THERE is something for which to be THANKFUL during this Thanksgiving season!!!