Today’s Scrip-Bit 14 November 2026 Romans 5:8.
Romans 5:8. But God commendeth (demonstrated) his (own) LOVE toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Well friends, it’s a cloudy, sunshiny kind of lazy-day Saturday in my neighbourhood. I guess neither the sun nor the clouds can make up their mind as to what’s going to happen; who’s going to win the battle for supremacy today. And although it’s always heartwarming to see the sunshine splaying brightly over the land, in the long run it doesn’t really matter all that much, because we have Jesus, who helps us to overcome whatever comes against us. And all God’s children said a loud and grateful, ‘Amen!’
And the secret of that relationship all depends on the level of intimacy we have with Almighty God. For the greater the intimacy, the greater the blessings. So to that end, let’s offer up our Lazy-Day Saturday Prayer, with all sincerity and truth. As one strong voice: ‘Lord, I want to be with You now. Please slow my thoughts and quiet my soul. Let my muscles relax, my breath deepen. You are here with me – Your peace and LOVE are present. I marvel to think You can’t be contained, that Your LOVE both surrounds and fills me. Thank You for this tenderness, Lord. I praise You for Your unceasing nearness. Increase my awareness of You today, that I may know You all the more. Amen!’
Now, since we all know that the Lord doesn’t just take what comes out of our mouths as truth, but instead considers the motives of our hearts before answering our prayers, let’s hope that all of our hearts were sincere and truly desiring greater intimacy with our heavenly Father as we offered up that prayer. And if they were, He’ll soon download a whole set of intimate feelings of peace, calm and LOVE, through His indwelling Holy Spirit, feelings that we can’t comprehend, but can surely appreciate and enjoy.
That’s the kind of God we serve! One who desires to have serious and sincere intimacy with his human creation. Remember, that was one of the reasons He created us in the first place; to have a reciprocal intimate relationship. And when Adam and Eve broke that commitment in the Garden of Eden and allowed sin to enter the world, it broke God’s heart, but the wonderful thing is that He NEVER gave up on us. No! His awesome LOVE still remained, until, when He couldn’t take the separation any longer, He sent His only Son Jesus to earth to die on our behalf, and thus pay our sin debt in full, so that He could justly and righteously reconcile us back to himself!
Oh what a wonderful God we serve my people! Give Him thanks and praise for His amazing LOVE and compassion to us undeserving children of men! As one of my favourite Bible verses so rightly declares: ‘But God commendeth (demonstrated) his (own) LOVE toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.’ (Rom. 5:8) Oh my people, what more could our God do to show His undying LOVE for us eh? Nothing really, because despite His amazing powers, He still needed to show justice and righteousness in His actions, because that’s the type of God He is.
And though He could have forgiven us with a wave of His hand, that would have been going against His own rules, because as the Bible tells us: ‘For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.’ (Rom. 6:23) That means the steep price of sin had to be paid before He could forgive us, and only a sinless body could pay the price. And only His one Son Jesus possessed a sinless body, therefore the Lord broke His own heart, and gave up His Son’s sinless life as a sacrifice for us rebellious and disobedient children.
That ought to show how much He really LOVES, for how many of us would have given up our only son for a bunch of sinful ingrates eh? Not many, if any! But the Lord did it, even before we were willing to turn back to Him in all righteousness and faith. So, there’s no way we can deny the Lord’s great LOVE for His human creation. And He’s even gone a step further by making it clear and easy to come back to His fold and receive salvation and eternal life, rather than hellfire and eternal damnation.
Listen to these most encouraging and reassuring words of Jesus, that sets the stage for our reconciliation. ‘For God so LOVED the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.’ (John 3:16-18)
That’s as clear and easy as it could get my brethren! All you have to do is believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God and you’ll be saved from eternal death. But if you don’t, then you’ll be joining Satan and his other evil cronies in the depths of hell. That’s why it boggles my imagination when people steadfastly refuse to believe in and acknowledge Jesus after hearing that truth! But let’s remember, the Lord in His awesome generosity did give us a certain amount of free will when He created us, and He’s not taken it away just yet, so the decision is basically ours to make.
However, it badly hurts the heart to see so many who are desperately in need of Christ, making such unwise decisions when they supposedly know the truth. But let’s hope and pray that with what little time might be left, before the Grim Reaper comes, many more would have heard the truth and joyfully accepted Christ as Lord and Saviour. And this lazy-day Saturday in November, is a good time for all of us to ponder our personal relationships with Almighty God, while seeking to improve them, obviously with His help. Much LOVE!
…knowing the truth is one thing…but believing the truth is what sets you free…
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