Paul
the apostle told the people in Rome,“to
him that works not, but believes on him that justifies the ungodly,
his faith is counted for righteousness, saying,
blessed are
they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered”,
and in chapter four and verse eight of Romans, Paul shares about,
“blessed”
“man” to
whom “sin”
is “not
imputed”
where we read:
The
verse begins, “Blessed
is
the man ...”
Paul began with the word, “blessed”
which means “oh how happy” “is
the man”
or “is the human being whether male or female”. Paul declared the
person to whom he shall refer as “oh how happy”.
The
verse continues, “...
to whom the Lord will not impute sin.”
Paul
added the words, “to whom”
which means “to the person” “the
Lord”
or “he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power
of deciding; master and the title given to God the Messiah” “will
not impute”
which means “does not reckon, count, compute, calculate or make
account of” “sin”
or “missing the mark, error and mistake”. “The
Lord”
has not “reckoned and accounted for” the “sins”
of
this “oh how happy”
person.
When
we think through these words of Paul, we see how he employed “King
David's” declaration of the “blessed” person to whom
God did not “account of” their sins. “King David”
sinned, and God “forgave” his sin and cleansed him from his
wicked way. Jesus Christ desires to provide the same to everyone
today, and when a person “believes and trusts” in Him and turns
from their wicked ways, they too shall know “the Lord's” pardon
for their “iniquities”. May all who read these words be
among the “oh how happy” that God has not “made account of”
their sins.
Next
time Paul asks the people in Rome, “does
this blessedness then come upon the circumcision only, or upon the
uncircumcision also?”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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