Written for our sakes

Romans 4:23-24 Now not for his sake only was it written that it was credited to him, but for our sake also, to whom it will be credited, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, The record of God crediting righteousness to Abraham in Genesis was written and preserved by God for us! How blessed we are to have God’s Word captured and preserved for us by God. Paul’s point to the Romans was that Abraham was a prototype of all throughout the history of mankind who would stand righteous in God’s presence. God planned in eternity to give the righteousness of Jesus to ungodly people who believe and trust in Him instead of relying upon their own good works. In this verse and the next, we seek the great assurance of our salvation—the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. We can be encouraged that our assurance doesn’t come from something we do, but from what God has done—He raised Jesus from the dead. This has to be said. Jesus was God in the flesh, with a material body, who lived a perfectly righteous life, and was killed and buried in a real tomb where He laid for 3 days. He is a historical figure as real as any other man who has lived on the earth. Now, He lives in us, who believe and have given Him full access to our lives that He might live and love through us, for His glory. We are miracles of grace empowered by the only superpower on the planet—the love of God through the resurrected life of Christ. Let’s remember that we are not earthly normal—that person died when Jesus died. To be Christian is to display the supernatural love of God in union with Jesus Christ. Acknowledgment: Music from “Carried by the Father” by Eric Terlizzi. www.ericterlizzi.com