Gold Nugget
Verse 11: “Deliver those who are drawn toward death, and hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.”
Commentary
Verse 11: “Deliver those who are drawn toward death, and hold back those stumbling to the slaughter.”
Commentary
The bible teaches us that “all have
sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” (Romans 3:23). If we believe this to be true, then we agree that all of
us are guilty of sin before God. If so, what does that mean to us? What is the
penalty? The bible tells us also that, “the
wages (cost) of sin is death” (Romans 6:23a). So we conclude that the
scriptures teach us that all of us are guilty of sin and the penalty is death. It
seems hopeless unless God changes His mind about what the wage or cost of sin
is, but He hasn’t changed what the penalty is. Here enters the true
Christmas story. Follow closely as the angel tells Joseph what Jesus’ purpose
on earth is in Matthew 1:21, “And she will
bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His
people from their sins.” So we see understand that all of us have
sinned and the penalty is death. To replace the hopeless state, he gave the
gift of His only begotten son to free us from this trap. As mentioned earlier,
God did not change the penalty; He just changed who would pay it. The bible
teaches us that Jesus bore the sins of the world and paid our penalty with His
death on the cross. This is the true gift to be acknowledged during this
Christmas season. Revisiting the verse mentioned earlier, we will read it in its
entirety, “the wages (cost) of sin is
death”… but, the
gift of God is eternal life
in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23). As we gather this day and tomorrow, we can share this
true meaning of Christmas with others and in so doing, we may just do as today’s
“gold nugget” says and “Deliver those who are drawn
toward death, and hold back those stumbling to
the slaughter.”
- Romans 3:23 – “for all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God”
- Romans 6:23a – “For the
wages of sin is death”
- Matthew 1:21 – “And she
will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will
save His people from their sins.”
- Romans 6:23 – “For the
wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Prayer
Lord,
I pray that we will have the boldness to share these three powerful scriptures
with others this Christmas and from now on as often as the opportunity is made
available. Amen
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