Redemption

Tonight I was reminded of God's redemptive love and how He forgives us and PAYS our debts. I have grown up knowing these truths and yet I need to be reminded daily of my need for a Savior and the price that was paid for my sin.

"For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him." Romans 5:6-9.

I could type out that whole chapter because it is so powerful! The God of the bible is like no other God. He is blameless, forgiving, loving, holy, righteous, Just, merciful and defies all our expectations and what our minds can fathom. This is the God I serve and the God I have chosen to give my life to. He is what gives me strength. It is because of Jesus that I am "saved from the wrath of God".

I remember one man telling me that if you make brownies and add all the right ingredients but you put a little poop in the brownie mix, that little bit ruins the whole batch. So it is with our sin, yet Christ replaced our poopy brownies with His perfect recipe...with His life. So that when God sees me, He sees His son. I am then reconciled with God and can come before a perfect and righteous Father. I cannot wait to share these truths with the Didinga. They live in fear of their dead ancestors and rely on the Rain Man to determine the fate of their crops and their futures. They are constantly trying to appease their gods but our God is all powerful who we can petition and go before without fear. He is the one who determines the beginning, end and all the spaces in between. May I never forget my purpose here is to serve Him whole heartedly. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.