Romans 8:3-4 New International Version (NIV)
3 For what the law was powerless to do because it
was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness
of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the
flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law
might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according
to the Spirit.
God gives us two gifts that fulfill the Law's righteous
demands, but which the Law itself could never give us. First, he gives us the
perfect sin offering — his Son Jesus — to forgive, cleanse, and redeem us from
our sin. Second, he gives us his Spirit to empower us to be what he wants us to
be. God gives us in the New Covenant what the Law and the Prophets promised was
coming. Praise God for his plan, his promises, and his gifts!
Thought for today: Do I understand the significance of God’s
gifts?
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