Romans 3:22-24
Ouch! One small pebble in our shoe causes us to stop, take the shoe off and dump out the pain causing offender. The other day I could not understand why the sole of my foot was hurting. I felt a consistent sharp pain with every step that I took. I just happened to stick my hand inside the old shoe and guess what I found? Not one but two sharp unmoving objects. Upon further investigation I discovered that I had stepped on a staple some time back and worn off the staple so it was not visible from the bottom of the shoe. Sin is like that in that it is corruption causing pain on the inside which makes us walk with a spiritual limp on the outside. We all need God’s grace to cleanse us from sin and make us right with Him. I had to grab a pair of pliers that my father had given me to pull out the corroded barbs of the staple. What I could not do personally the pliers was able to do easily. Like using the pliers we are made right with God through the redemptive work of Jesus on our behalf. I needed the gift that my father had given me to fix the shoe. I believed that what he gave was the only solution. I also need the gift of a right standing with God that God the Father offers through Jesus. By faith we accept His gift of grace to deal with our dilemma of sin. Jesus offers salvation that will remedy the pain in your soul.
Ouch! One small pebble in our shoe causes us to stop, take the shoe off and dump out the pain causing offender. The other day I could not understand why the sole of my foot was hurting. I felt a consistent sharp pain with every step that I took. I just happened to stick my hand inside the old shoe and guess what I found? Not one but two sharp unmoving objects. Upon further investigation I discovered that I had stepped on a staple some time back and worn off the staple so it was not visible from the bottom of the shoe. Sin is like that in that it is corruption causing pain on the inside which makes us walk with a spiritual limp on the outside. We all need God’s grace to cleanse us from sin and make us right with Him. I had to grab a pair of pliers that my father had given me to pull out the corroded barbs of the staple. What I could not do personally the pliers was able to do easily. Like using the pliers we are made right with God through the redemptive work of Jesus on our behalf. I needed the gift that my father had given me to fix the shoe. I believed that what he gave was the only solution. I also need the gift of a right standing with God that God the Father offers through Jesus. By faith we accept His gift of grace to deal with our dilemma of sin. Jesus offers salvation that will remedy the pain in your soul.
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