Scripture

As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.

Observation

The words of the preceding hymn apply to us. We were once far away from God, enemies even. Our evil thoughts and deeds alienated us from Him.

But God has reconciled us to Himself through the death of Christ. We stand in God’s presence, holy, faultless, and without a single sin.

As for us, we must cling to the truth by faith. We must not drift away from the assurance that came with the Good News. This Good News has been preached to the whole world.

Application

My standing before God is entirely by grace.

I was in the darkness, but He shone the light. I could never repay the debt I owed him. Even eternity is not enough time to pay for the crime,

Here is Grace. I was a sinner lost in sin, deserving punishment and condemnation. But God reached down, shared His Good News, and then gave me the faith to believe it. He lifted me out of the mud and set my feet on the solid rock.

He calls me holy and blameless. It is not because I am perfect. No, the blood of Jesus covers every sin, past and future. There is no record.

Love does not take offence. God loves me so, He is not offended when I fail to act appropriately.

Because I know His love and want to love Him back, my motivations for thinking, speaking, and doing change. God says I am without fault and I am growing into His declaration.

Prayer

Nothing I can do will earn your favour, Lord. Thank you for loving me, regardless of my sin. Amen.