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Here at Hank’s Place we never get tired of reminding you that the Cross – what Jesus did there – changes everything! Back in the beginning, before the Cross, Adam and Eve did not believe God and a heap of trouble came to this world. Centuries later, Abraham did believe God, and in so doing was counted righteous before God. What his deeds were did not matter, for it was – and still is – is what we believe that is of foremost importance to God. Sarah believed God and received a child in her old age. Isaac believed God – he sowed in a time of famine and reaped a 100 fold return. Jacob, well, sometimes he believed and was called Israel, while other times he staggered in unbelief and was called Jacob. His unbelief resulted in ‘issues’ in this life for him.
He’s like a lot of us, my friend: don’t ridicule him but learn from his life. Later, the children of Israel wanted God to tell them what to do – and on Mt Sinai, God did just that, giving them a covenant of works: doing good meant blessings for them; doing wrong meant troubles.
A look at history, a look at our own lives – will show us we can’t get it right on our own, our performance is never adequate – we desperately need a savior! That Savior, Jesus is here! He’s the end of law for righteousness. The Law led us to Jesus; and now it is back to our believing, not our doing, that matters to God.
So does that mean good works don’t matter? Does it mean we can sin as we wish because grace is abounding everywhere? You may be thinking that if sin has been dealt with on the Cross, then you can sin all you want and get away with it! Don’t be silly, my dear friend!
True, we no longer have to do good to get blessings; we already have them all in Christ Jesus. Eph 1:3. We do good because that’s our new nature!
Is sinning attractive to you? If so, I would say to you that:
– You do not know God very well.
– You do not know the love of God very well.
– You do not understand forgiveness very well, and
– You have no true idea of who you really are in Jesus as a Righteous New Creation.
You could choose to sin, but why would you?
Sin does not become you, my friend; acting righteously DOES.
Embrace the truth today of who you are because of Calvary, and Come Alive!
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