Justified freely

"...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."

Romans 3:23-24

Just like Lana pointed out, God has been revealed to us all through creation. And we were created with a hunger for God. But we deny it & live for ourselves - all sinning & falling short. The intimate relationship God wants us to have with Himself is broken & we are lost.

But then comes the good news - in the midst of this huge problem that we can't fix on our own, Jesus comes with grace offered freely through His blood - what an incredible gift!

We can't earn it, but we can receive it. Our alienation from God can be mended & we can come home to Him. Amazing grace, how sweet the sound...

Lord, make us always ready to speak freely of the hope that is within us!