26- 3/18- 4th Sunday in Lent- HDBG- 12-15
Q. 12. Since, then, by the righteous judgment of God we have deserved temporal and eternal punishment, how may we escape this punishment, come again to grace, and be reconciled to God?
A. God wills that his righteousness be satisfied; therefore, payment in full must be made to his righteousness, either by ourselves or by another.
Q. 13. Can we make this payment ourselves?
A. By no means. On the contrary, we increase our debt each day.
Q. 14. Can any mere creature make the payment for us?
A. No one. First of all, God does not want to punish any other creature for man’s debt. Moreover, no mere creature can bear the burden of God’s eternal wrath against sin and redeem others from it.
Q. 15. Then what kind of mediator and redeemer must we seek?
A. One who is a true and righteous man and yet more powerful than all creatures, that is, one who is at the same time true God.
12 But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, 13 and since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool. 14 For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. (Hebrews 10:12-14)
Thoughts: We are broke and the bill is due. We are facing eviction. We are facing foreclosure. We have exhausted all our resources. We cannot make our payment to our landlord… uh, our Lord. Our sin has shut the door. The good news God breaks down the door and comes to us and offers us a mansion- all we have to do is believe his gift is real. If we refuse to believe and walk away we lose it. If we refuse to believe and still try to earn our way out of our eviction, it will not happen. We must trust in Him and give up our ways- and agree to do things His way. In the end, we are dependent not on any president, or the real estate market to provide for our ultimate needs- but on God.
Prayer: This Lent, Lord, help me to repent of my sin and go your way. Give me listening ears to you and your Word.
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