The BIG Picture (Shorts)

What if everything you are trying to become was already given to you? 📖 Key Verse (KJV): “But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.” (1Cor.1:30) 📚 Today’s Lesson: Paul reminds the Corinthians that their place in Christ is God’s doing, not theirs. Jesus has been made four things to us. He is our wisdom, showing us God’s way. He is our righteousness, giving us right standing with God. He is our sanctification, making us holy. He is our redemption, buying us back and setting us free. Nothing is missing in Christ. We do not add to Him by our effort or our background. God chose us, Christ completed us, and so the glory belongs to Him alone. 📌 Reflection: Where am I still trying to add something of my own to what Christ has already completed? 🌟 Practical Takeaway: You do not have to earn your place with God. In Christ, you already have everything you need. Rest in what He has finished. Today, when y...

Part 1 of 3 • ⏱️ 2-Min Read Passage: Romans 10:1-4 Scripture Focus: "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth." (Rom.10:4) Today's Lesson Paul opens Romans 10 by expressing his heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel's salvation. He bears witness that national Israel possessed a genuine zeal for God, but it was a zeal not according to knowledge. Israel's fundamental error lay in their ignorance of God's righteousness. Because they failed to understand that divine righteousness is provided exclusively through faith, they went about to establish their own righteousness through legal observance and human effort. In doing so, they refused to submit themselves unto the righteousness of God. This passage marks a vital dispensational boundary for the believer today. Paul declares that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone that believeth. Under our present administration of grace, Christ has fully sa...