Our Justification

 

He who was delivered over because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification. Romans 4:25

OK, this will be brief, but I need to start with the bad news: Jesus was killed because you and I sin.

Two thousand years ago God allowed his Son, the Lord Jesus, to be brutally executed as a criminal under Roman law. He died a death that was so horrendous, no Roman citizen could ever experience it.

The really tough part is that his execution was for crimes he didn’t commit. He died as a substitute, a sort of one-life-for-many exchange. The many are you and I.

Jesus died for our sins, for our rebellion, for our guilt and shame. The case against us was so open and shut, that God handed over his Son to the very forces of evil in an effort to deflect the wrath and judgment that was inevitably headed our way.

Jesus was delivered over because of our transgressions.

OK, that’s the bad news. Now here, hallelujah, is the good news:

Jesus was raised to prove that we are justified.

The brutal execution of Jesus didn’t end with his burial. The grave that held him only did so for a matter hours. Jesus was resurrected by the power of God, and with his resurrection came a final victory over sin, death, hell and the very forces of evil that had killed him.

And, Jesus’ resurrection vindicates us. It justifies us. It states once and for all that God was willing to deal with sin, but not at the expense of sinners. He found a way to kill the disease in us without killing us.

What a story! What a victory! Yea God!

Father, we praise you that Jesus was delivered over for our transgressions and was raised for our justification. In Jesus’ name . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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