Paul, in his wonderful letter of Romans writes, "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly" (5:6). The measure of God's love through Jesus Christ is beyond all human comprehension. In our state of total powerlessness, Christ Jesus demonstrated His love for us by becoming obedient unto death, even death on a cross. When we could not and would not go to Him, He came to us. Christ comes and pays the penalty for the sins of all who would ever believe in Him and bears the wrath of God as if we were on that tree. What a Savior!
When a person comes to this saving knowledge and submits his or her life by faith in Christ, they are plunged beneath "that cleansing flood and lose all their guilty stains". That is the power of the cross! We are justified, clothed with the perfect righteousness of Jesus Christ. We come before the God of the Universe, the Almighty, in right standing. We do not have to say anything in our defense, for Jesus has already said and done all that is needed, all on our behalf.
Therefore, as we live our lives now in time and later in eternity our song is and shall always be, "Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!" (Rev. 5:12).
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