God is Fair and Just

Prayer ~ Lord Jesus, as You spent those nights and day in the tomb—in the depths of the earth—You knew that You would not rot in the grave (Psalm 16:10). Your obedience is amazing—knowing the pain, the rejection, the isolation—and choosing to live up to God the Father’s expectations—His plan—anyway. God is fair and just. We deserve the punishment that You took. Without Your obedience mankind would be doomed to eternal life in Hell. Thank You.

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. 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, 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. Romans 3:24-26

 

Meditate. Jesus was sacrificed for you—punished instead of you.

 

Jesus Paid It All
Crucifixion sculpture - Holy Family Shrine
Gretna, Nebraska

Remember the song…Jesus paid it all/All to Him we owe/Sin had left a crimson stain/He washed it white as snow. On that cross, Jesus did “pay it all” as a sacrifice for our sin. We are made right with God when we believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. Believe! Do you believe? Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as your own Savior. Do it today. If you haven’t already repented—turn from your sin. Do it today. God, with undeserved kindness, declares that we are righteous. God is fair and just.

 

Verse of Salvation ~ Help us, O God of our salvation! Help us for the glory of your name. Save us and forgive our sins for the honor of your name. Psalm 79:9

 

Memory Verse of the Week ~ Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. Luke 12:34

 

What is it you treasure? Did thinking about that help you memorize this verse this week?

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