In Him We Have Redemption Through His Blood, In Accordance With The Riches Of God's Grace
Grace Does Not Override Justice
EPHESIANS 1:7-12
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace which He made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence, having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him. In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
”Ephesians 1:7-12 NKJV
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God’s mysterious plan was not intentionally a secret; but His plan for the world couldn't be fully understood until Christ rose from the dead.
His purpose for sending Christ was to unite Jews and Gentiles into one body the church, with Christ as the head, and undo the devil’s work and pay our debt of sin.
Many Christians said, “God won’t send nice people to hell”, that Gods grace is enough.”
It is true that we are saved by his grace, but His grace does not override justice, if it did, Christ would of not needed to pay our debt of sin, but simply write it off.
Justice must be served regardless of grace, so Jesus blood payed the debt of the world; He was the Lamb that was slain, justifying life to all who believe on Him.
Therefore no amount of good deeds can pay our debt of sin, for we all sinned.
It is only through the blood of Jesus Christ applied to our individual lives that justifies our new life in Christ through faith.
The gift of life is a free gift, but to receive it one must unpack it, apply it to his life, and walk in its truth.
Jesus confirmed the completion of His work here on earth on the cross, saying, “It is finished (JOHN 19:30).”
My beloved, the debt was paid in full, and then Jesus defeated death on the third day when He was risen (1 THESSALONIANS 4:14).
Many still don't fully understand God's plan; but at the right time, He will bring His people to be with Him forever and even death and sorrow will be no more, for those things shall pass away (REVELATION 21:3-4).
The day is coming when everyone will bow to Jesus as Lord, either out of love for Him or out of fear of His power (see PHILIPPIANS 2:10-11).
God's plan is to give salvation to the world; all who believe in Him; to defeat the power of sin that leads to death and to give each and every one us the opportunity of eternal life in paradise heaven, and it is finished and was successful.
Jesus said, ““He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.””
John 3:18-21 NKJV
God is sovereign Lord, He is in charge, He is in control, and nothing can stop His perfect plan.
When your life seems chaotic, rest in His truth that Jesus is Lord, and that He has total control.
God's purpose to save you who believe, cannot be thwarted, no matter what evil schemes Satan may bring upon you.
It is encouraging to know that whatever trials and challenges you face, no matter how uncomfortable life gets, God is in control “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28 NKJV
But however, “Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant, And as a root out of dry ground. He has no form or comeliness; And when we see Him, There is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him. Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.”
Isaiah 53:1-5 NKJV
My beloved, “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Romans 8:31-39 NKJV
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
