JULY 15, Romans 4:7-8 

Peter was afraid. He has believed in the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour since he was 7. He acknowledged his sinfulness, knew that the wages of sin was death and that he could not do anything to save himself. He knew only Jesus Christ could as He took his sins upon himself and died on the cross. He Is the only Way, the Truth and the Life. But somehow, he still sinned even after he repented of his sin. He was worried he will go to hell.

Then he read Romans 4:7-8 and found the peace.
In these verses, we learn that All our sins - past, present and future- are forgiven the moment we believe. God will never put any sin into our account each time we sin on earth.That’s why “blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin” (Romans 4:8) Even if it is just one sin in our account, we are doomed. Instead, God sees us as totally without sin all the time. This is called positional holiness.
But a Christian still commit sins on earth and he must suffer earthly consequences for them. If you lie, you still get spanking from your parents but you will never lose your salvation because God has forgiven this sin. He will not bring it up again on the day of judgment. What you need to do now is to confess each time you sin so you will find the joy and peace of God again.
Peter grinned from ear to ear when he understood this. Do you?

Thought: I am so glad Jesus “paid it all”!

Prayer: Thank you Heavenly Father for my Lord Jesus Christ who died to take away ALL my sins – past, present and future. In Jesus’ name I give thanks, Amen.