Tuesday 31st March
Read Romans 5:9-11
“Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him! 10 For if, while we were God’s enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! 11 Not only is this so, but we also boast in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” (NIVUK)
The price of our justification has been spelt out fully by Paul in these words. Jesus’ death is the price paid to spare us. We fail to grasp the magnitude of this sacrifice if we don’t understand exactly who Jesus is.
“The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.” (Colossians 1:15-18) (NIVUK)
This is not an insignificant price! Early believers likely sang these words to remind them who Jesus is. Worship recognises the worth of the One of who saves us, and provides details! Paul may not have included the preceding words when writing to the Romans, but when writing to the Colossians, the surpassing worth of the King is clear to all – and the price paid…
“For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.” (Colossians 1:19-20) (NIVUK)
