Friday, November 5, 2010

Once far off

Friends,

It may be difficult for us, with our limited imaginations and comprehension, to understand. But it is nonetheless true. The most devastating consequence of our fall from grace is the insurmountable distance it put between us and our Creator. The Great and Awesome God of all things once communed with man, just as easily as a husband and wife might sit down for a chat after supper. He strolled through the garden in the cool of the day, seeking out the ones made in His own likeness. But they could not be found. And, having failed the one test they were given, could no longer be in His presence... and neither could their descendants.

But Christ changed all of that.

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 3:13 [NKJV]

It cost our Lord dearly. He paid the price with His own shed blood. But the privilege He bought for His people is to eliminate the distance that our sin created. We now have the great gift of intimacy with the Almighty. We can once again walk with Him, talk with Him and take great joy in the knowledge that we are His own.

Be encouraged, Jose

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