Peace with God Through Faith
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1
Expect my speed to slow down over the next week or so because there is so much in every verse here in Chapter 5. These next 4 chapters are just packed full of goodness and theology about our faith in the Lord Jesus and what we reap through that faith.
Justification is a one time occurrence – At the moment of Salvation we are “Justified” and as we have learned in the preceding chapters, this by faith in Christ alone.
The title of this devotion is “Peace with God” because this is what Justification does. God has declared Himself to be at war with every human being because of humanity’s rebellion against Him and His laws. BUT, the first great result of justification is that the sinner’s war with God is ended forever. As we learned in church today, scripture refers to the end of this conflict as a person being reconciled to God.
APPLICATION
This peace with God is not some internal sense of calm and serenity, no, this peace is a real peace; an objective reality. Because of this, I have an eternal hope that is connected to this peace with God that goes beyond good relations with God…He sees me like He sees His own Son. In this peace, I have an inheritance that is unimaginable. Lord God, first, thank You for Your Word that you have given us that is Your voice, Your message, and Your truth. Resting on passages just like this one gives a level of gratefulness and hope in my future that is secured by the most powerful being in the entirety of what there is to know (Space, Cosmos, etc).
so good!