January 21
"He has delivered us from the power of
darkness
and conveyed us into the Kingdom
of the Son of his love,
in whom we have
redemption
through his blood, the forgiveness of sins."
Colossians
1:13
Because of the sin of Adam, all his descendants are born
into a fallen human nature and subject to the powers of darkness.
Satan is "the god of this world" (2 Corinthians 4:4) and
every person is born into that kingdom, which is why each person must
be born again. Upon being born again, the person is transferred into
the Kingdom of God who redeems us through the atonement he
accomplished for us at the Cross.
vs 21:
"And
you, who once were alienated
and
enemies in your mind by wicked works,
yet
now he has reconciled
in the body of
his flesh through death,
to present
you holy, and blameless,
and above
reproach in his sight…"
The Father views us as "in
Christ." We have been given HIS righteousness and are made holy
IN HIM.
"Because the sinless Savior died
my
sinful soul is counted free;
for God
the just is satisfied
to look on him
and pardon me."
-from
"Before The Throne of God Above"
Ponder
those wondrous words from the hymn:
"...to
look on him and pardon me."
Read it again.
And
again.
"to look on HIM ...and pardon ME."
The
glorious work of Jesus Christ - on OUR behalf.
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