Peace By Jesus' Blood Alone

 

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement." 

                                                                              (Rom 5:1, 8-11 KJV)

We who were not God's children are now God's children. We who were the enemies of God now live in peace with Him by merit of Jesus' blood alone. 

There was and is nothing we can do to atone for our own sins. For in the process of attempting to we will continue to sin. But, faith alone in the atoning sacrifice of  Christ alone will reconciled us to God our Father.

The knowledge that Jesus did for us by his suffering and death what we cannot do for ourselves brings us great peace and joy. For now we can live in the presence of God reconciled with Him with the confidence that He will guide us through any dark times that we may encounter. In that we can rejoice. In that we can find peace. 

"And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.

And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled."

                                                                                  (Col 1:20-21)

Thanks be to God for our Lord Jesus Christ who died that we might be reconciled to God our Father and abide in His presence.

God's Peace - Pr. J.