The BIG Picture (Shorts)

Rom.5:2 “By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” Justification is far more than a mere cessation of God's wrath. Believers have not just been delivered from hostility; they have been brought directly into an eternal position of favor and mercy. We are the immediate beneficiaries of a complete positional status change. Because of Christ, we possess an unshakeable peace and have bold access to the throne of grace in every moment of need. Doubting this permanent standing only serves to rob God of the glory and joy that is rightfully due to Him. When you are fully persuaded of His ability to perform exactly what He promised, you can finally stop standing back in fear. We can draw near with absolute confidence, realizing we have been permanently reconciled. Learning Point: We are the immediate beneficiaries of a perfect positional favour that replaces divine wrath with permanent access. Cross-Reference: Rom.5:11 “A...

"He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" (Micah 6:8). In Micah’s day, the Lord "shewed" His standards through the fiery Law of Sinai and His redemptive history with Israel. It was a divine job description: perform these righteous acts to maintain a relationship with a holy God. However, in this dispensation of grace, God has "shewed" us the ultimate expression of justice, mercy, and humility through the finished work of Jesus Christ at Calvary. We no longer strive to produce justice, mercy, and humility to gain God’s favour; rather, we manifest them by nature as we grow in the knowledge of the Word of God and yield to its truth through a renewed mind. Justice is now our integrity in Christ, mercy is the grace we freely extend because we first received it, and humility is resting in His strength rather than our own.  Let this truth motivate you...