June 21 Righteous Before God Romans 3:28
Good morning from Pastor Glen Brock, Baptist Tabernacle Church, Wendell, North Carolina… “Therefore, we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.” (Romans 3:28)
Thousands of years ago, a question was asked by Job, “How then can man be righteous before God?” Along comes the Apostle Paul, many years later, and answers the question: FAITH! FAITH is the KEY! Without FAITH, Salvation is Impossible! Satan and his minions have used the age-old lie, that men and women have the capacity to be righteous enough, in their humanity, to be acceptable to God! If we could be “Good” enough, then Jesus didn’t have to come, to suffer and endure the Cross, to be the final Blood sacrifice for our sins! Paul made it crystal clear that we (men and women), do not have the power to create the true and lasting salvation experience! IT IS A GOD THING!! Humanity does not merit salvation; it is God’s mercy that provides our connection. We cannot be “Good” enough; it is the “Grace” of God that provides our “Salvation!” Religious rituals, practices, rules, regulations will not bring “salvation;” it is only through a divine relationship with the Father, through the Son! Everything that we do and say is a result of our growing “FAITH,” and our personal and lifechanging encounter with Jesus Christ, through “FAITH!!” “FAITH” is a gift of God, and “FAITH” is not a human creation! We are told that “FAITH” can heal the sick, “move mountains,” but the most important fact and power of “FAITH” is the “JUSTIFICATION” before Almighty God. In our humanity, we are not justified, and we are not acceptable before God. He loved humanity enough to provide the mechanism by which we could be “justified,” through Jesus, His Son! PRAISE BE TO GOD! He took what is Impossible, and through His Love, His Grace, His Mercy, and He has made “Righteousness” possible, through JESUS CHRIST! TO GOD BE THE GLORY! Stay Strong, Stay Focused…THE BEST IS YET TO BE!