At Our Darkest Moment, The Light Shines

 

	“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.”
	—Romans 5:6

Some people say, "“I’m not good enough to be a Christian. I’ve done so many bad things in my life so that God could never forgive me.”

These dear ones seem to miss the point. We are all sinners—every single one of us. We were born into this world already cursed by the sin nature we inherited from Adam. If that wasn’t enough, we have continued to sin from the moment of our birth right up until this very day. Sin is an inextricable part of us—all of us!

The Apostle Paul shares this good news from Romans 5:6-8:

You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly.

Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

God waits to welcome anyone who comes to Him in response to the wooing of the Holy Spirit. If you’re a sinner—and please remember that we’re all sinners—you are exactly the kind of person for whom Jesus died in order to save you from your sins for all eternity.

 

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