Rom 4:8
Blessed is
the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
The word
‘impute’ means ‘to take inventory’. The
Lord is the One who searches our lives and hearts and weighs us. He is the One who decides what sin is and
what is not sin. The Lord is able to
look into lives and when He sees sin, He decides if that sin is on the
books. When we place our faith in Christ
and what He did on that cross, we draw upon His resources to cover the debt we
have incurred before the Lord. When the
Lord sees our sin, He can also see the other ‘column’. The column that declares that debt ‘paid in
full’. Our sin is still just as ugly and
just as deserving of judgment as any person’s sin, but in Christ, judgment and
payment was given and made available to all who would believe on the Lord Jesus
and be saved. When dealing with our God,
it would be wise for us, who are covered by Jesus’ obedience, to consider what
a blessing it is to not have our sins imputed to us. It would be great also to consider others who
have not had this experience yet. Lord,
thank You that we are blessed indeed to be considered cleansed and
forgiven!
No comments:
Post a Comment