Romans 6:23 says, “The
wages [payment] of sin is death.” This is not a “maybe.” It is absolute truth.
The consequences of sin come in the form of immediate death or in various
partial deaths—body parts not working right, various sicknesses and diseases,
accidents, bad relationships, etc.
God knew that once sin got
started, the results would be passed from generation to generation, no matter
how good a person tries to be. Sin destroys people. So God gave them a different
way to pay for sin.
They could substitute a
personal sacrifice, paying with something very dear to them and the sin would
be covered for a certain period of time. In Old Testament times they sacrificed
sheep, wheat, barley, doves and other things that were precious to them and
valuable. This quickly got perverted in many cultures to sacrificing babies and
virgins (the purest and most precious), which of course is the exact opposite
of what God wanted.
God’s ultimate plan was to
give His own son Jesus to mankind, trusting that Jesus would escape death and
hell by never committing any sin.
When you accept Jesus into
your heart and life you have the most valuable and precious treasure
imaginable, greater than anything else in all God’s creation.
And when it comes to
giving up your most valuable treasure as a payment for sin, you didn’t even
have to think about it, because Jesus already did it. He gave His life for all
our sins because He loved us. And by the way, He knew what he was getting when
He got us, our broken miserable selves with all our problems, but He did it
anyway!
Jesus was a perfect man
and He was the payment for all mankind’s sins. But instead of having to remain
dead or in hell, God raised Him from the dead as victorious over everything bad.
When we believe in Him, He’s willing to be our Lord. Could you get any better
than that? No.
If you don’t know Jesus
Christ and you want to, then say with your mouth, “Jesus You’re my Lord, and I believe
in my heart that God raised You from the dead, free and victorious over
everything.” (Rom 10:9-10).
Jesus Christ comes into your
heart and all the old sin is washed out. You become a new person with the seed
of Christ in you to stay. And that seed in you rejects sin. So when you slip up
(and we all do), God says just admit it, say you’re sorry and you’re forgiven. Jesus
as your Lord will get you the deliverance you need if you’ll only let Him. You
can stop making payments for your sins right now. Receive and claim your
perfect health in Jesus’ name and your forgiveness from sin.
Jesus paid it all. He died
for everything about you and He is alive to lead you and take care of you. You
can live free in the goodness of God’s plan for your victorious life now and forever.
Love, Carolyn
My WINGS
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