For ‘no human being will be justified in his sight’ by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.” vs. 20
Romans 3:19-20
Paul had grown up believing that God’s covenant with Israel hinged on obedience. Those who kept the commandments and ordinances of the Law would be blessed. But in Christ he had come to believe that the system, for all its goodness, just didn’t work. To put it plainly, it was broken. No human could be justified in God’s sight by doing what the Law required. Why not? The answer was simple. All that could be gained by our best efforts to obey was a heavy load of guilt. We simply couldn’t be good and unbroken by our own efforts. It was an enterprise that was bound to fail. We all know that because we’ve all experienced it. We’ve tried to do and say the right thing in every circumstance, and it seems the harder we try the worse it gets. The perfection we crave eludes us. Those who have tried to learn how to make a golf swing know the feeling. The more that is known about the swing, the more elusive it becomes. Even the very best golfers in the world are aware that their swings lack perfection. But they keep on playing! And we keep on living! Not because we’ve gotten perfect but because God has provided another way, the way of grace and faith! And it’s there that we find our salvation. In Christ mulligans abound!
Thought for the Day: How do I deal with my imperfections?
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