Full Wages!
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God [that is, His remarkable, overwhelming gift of grace to believers] is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. ROMANS 6:23 AMP
Wages signify lawful payment for services rendered or work done. For all of men born of women, the fundamental start point is an acceptance of our sinful nature. The only thing we deserved for all we were and had done was death. God always tells ahead what is at the end of all human actions, and in this case, death always followed any breach of God's express laws.
Though we deserved death, we didn't get it. Because it was God's established law, the wages still had to be settled. In comes Jesus, taking our place in death. The full wages for sin was settled; man could walk away from the consequences of his actions and claim the life on offer in Jesus. Lest I think it is a small matter, it is not really free. It cost God something precious; and it is a reminder that God takes sin seriously and I must do the same.
The gift is now given, full and free. It is a gift birthed in grace, founded upon faith in the finished work of the cross and with eternal life as the prize. All I need to do is to believe in that finished work and walk daily in that experience. Remember, life is about choices, just as death. I choose life today, made available in Christ Jesus. What's your choice? His time of favour is here.
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