Loved By God

Good Morning!

I love the writings of Paul – especially the letter he wrote to the church at Rome. Here is a sample of one of the themes:

Romans 5:6-11 (English Standard Version)
6For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

Paul describes our sinfulness as being “weak”. And quite frankly, sin is a symptom of weakness. Think about it – when I take over the reins of my life and indulge in those things that I would rather you not know about, I am pretty weak. But even when I was “weak”, God revealed His great love for me by offering Himself for me. That makes me feel special … even when I am not so much.

You, too, are special because Jesus died for you as well. And He rose again to give us hope of eternal life. It is a good thought for a Monday morning…

Agape’


Mr. Jim