Do You Fall Short of God’s Glorious Standards? You Can Be Forgiven.

Prayer ~ Lord, I know that I am a sinner. I humbly stand before you and am once again thankful for Your mercy and forgiveness. You are an awesome God. Now can You count me among the righteous?

But people are counted as righteous, not because of their work, but because of their faith in God who forgives sinners. Romans 4:5

 

For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard.  Romans 3:23

Meditate. Where do you stand with the Lord? Do you fall short of God's glorious standards? Are you willing to ask for forgiveness?

 

Do you think you have never sinned? Only Jesus was perfect and never sinned. 

Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God. He suffered physical death, but he was raised to life in the Spirit. 1 Peter 3:18

God has standards. He gave Moses the Ten Commandment and over six hundred rules for living—lots having to do with dietary laws and living unadulterated lives (read Deuteronomy 4-31). God had a plan to keep His people pure and over the years they were the ones who survived plagues when washing your hands was important—just like now. Everyone knows the importance of washing hands currently, but that wasn’t always the case. It wasn’t a sin not to wash your hands…but it provided physical salvation for the Jews.

 

Jesus provided spiritual salvation as He died on the cross, was buried, and resurrected. For all those who believe in Him, there will be a resurrection. Have you heard that everyone will have eternal life? Only those who believe in Jesus Christ will have a heavenly resurrection—others will be banned to hell and a lake of fire.

"But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead--haven't you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' So he is the God of the living, not the dead." When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching. Matthew 22:31-33

 

And if our hope in Christ is only for this life, we are more to be pitied than anyone in the world. But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died. So you see, just as death came into the world through a man, now the resurrection from the dead has begun through another man. Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life. But there is an order to this resurrection: Christ was raised as the first of the harvest; then all who belong to Christ will be raised when he comes back. After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having destroyed every ruler and authority and power. For Christ must reign until he humbles all his enemies beneath his feet. And the last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:19-26

Graves at the Mount of Olives
Israel

Everyone sins. Everyone dies. Everyone will be resurrected. What you believe will make the difference as to just where you end up for eternity. Are you seeking God and His glorious standards for your life? We all fall short—but we can be forgiven. Just ask.

  

Verses of Salvation ~ All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is by his great mercy that we have been born again, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. Now we live with great expectation, and we have a priceless inheritance--an inheritance that is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see. So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. 1 Peter 1:3-6

 

Memory Verse of the Week ~ For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God's glorious standard.  Romans 3:23

 

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