“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”~ 2 Cor. 5:21
I had a wonderful thought some time ago, namely this: All my sins stop at Jesus. Like the familiar saying, “The buck stops here”, so it is with Jesus and our sin. With Jesus we might say, “The sins stop here.” They never get past Him to the Father. Everything comes to an abrupt stop with Him.
So if my sins stop at Jesus, what goes on before to God? His righteousness that He imputed to me! This truth makes it a little easier to understand the following two texts which speak concerning God’s elect: “…for they are without fault before the throne of God”; and, “He hath made us accepted in the beloved.”
A believer’s sins are strictly between him and the Lord Jesus Christ. How humbling it is, embarrassing even, to face Him daily confessing sins that caused His great agony and death. I feel like saying with Ezra of old, “I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee.”
Is it any wonder then that Paul cried out, “God forbid…” when he spoke of believers who continue to live in sin?
Sweet are the words, “I forgive you,” but even sweeter still are the words, “I forgive you…AGAIN”
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