Romans 3:21-31
But now, irrespective of law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets, the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; . . . For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.
Finally! Something I DON’T have to DO! Yay! What’s amazing about not having to do something, though, is that it ends up being more difficult for us! Doing is what we know! That’s what’s so hard about faith—and not just in God. Faith in my family. Faith in my friends. Faith in myself. It’s not a sure thing, not in my control because I’m not doing it. Someone could let me down. I could let myself down. But that’s why faith in God is so darned important—He will not let me down and, in fact, will save me time and time again. And I really want to get this faith thing down now so that I have it in my back pocket when something happens that rocks my world. Or even when something happens that makes me eat more chocolate than usual one day. So, I’m just gonna accept it and relax in the knowledge that God has my back. Sweet!
Margo Ban
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