TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Romans 8:31-32

​Memorize this Verse: (Cover the verse text and using just the first letters of each word try to recite the entire passage.)
31. W S W T S T T T I G B F U W C B A U
​32. H T S N H O S B D H U F U A H S H N W H A F G U A T

Notes on these verses:

Romans 8:31 “What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?”

The Greek construction is better translated “Since God is for us.”

We read (in 1 Corinthians):

1 Corinthians 8:12 “But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.”

God fights for us and gives us the victory. God causes even our enemies to live at peace with us, if we are Christians. Those who are opposed to God’s people are really opposed to God.

Romans 8:32 “He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?”

The hardest thing for the carnal mind to understand is why God would sacrifice His Son for a bunch of sinners.

We read in Romans Chapter 5:

Romans Chapter 5:8 “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

Paul’s point was, would God do less for His children than He did for His enemies?

The amazing thing is that God loves the worst sinner. God provided through His Son a way out for all. Jesus died for all sin. The way out is through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The problem is that many will not accept this way out and therefore will die in their sin. The beautiful story in Genesis in the O.T. of Abraham about to sacrifice his son Isaac, is a type and shadow of God sacrificing His Son for all of mankind.

A type or shadow is not exact in every detail, but makes you think of the happening it is shadowing. Both Abraham and God were about to sacrifice the one who meant the very most to them. In the case of Abraham, God stopped him and gave him a substitute. In God’s case, there was no one greater than Himself to stop him.

Jesus Christ (the only begotten of the Father), was the substitute for all mankind. The greatest gift of love in all time was God loving us enough to give His Son to save us. We deserved to die on that cross, but God the Son took our place for us. He was our substitute.

We read earlier in Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

1 Corinthians chapter 15:45 “And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.”

God has given us life in Jesus Christ. What more can we ask?

TODAY'S BIBLE READING

March 19
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​Old Testament
Deuteronomy 13-17  —  8.0 minutes
Psalms 66  —  3.5 minutes

New Testament
Matthew 27:1-10  —  2.5 minutes
Romans 12:1-8  —  2.5 minutes

Total Average Read Time — 16.5 minutes