Fri.’s Devo - Greater Grace

Read Romans 5:8-21 It is hard for us to comprehend this but God doesn’t love us for anything we can do or give him. He just IS love. He loved us before we knew him and didn’t know how to act. He loves us even more, now that we are washed from our sins through the blood of Jesus. Now we live unto Jesus, not ourselves. Sin entered through the world through Adam - not Eve. Adam’s willful sin spread to every offspring. Sin brought death. Men sinned before they knew there was a law against their actions - there just wasn’t a law to condemn them. They still reaped the consequences of their sin, no matter how small, which was death. Moses came and brought the law which made them accountable and knowledgeable about what sin was. The reason why Adam’s sin was so great was because he was a type of Jesus. Through Adam sin entered the world so that through Jesus sin could be made void through belief. Adam’s sin brought death and Jesus’ death brought life. God offers this great grace to anyone who believes. Adam’s sin brought condemnation and Jesus’ death brought justification. I love verse 20 because it is so true. If you see a city that has a great outpouring of God’s spirit; it will have a great influence of evil. But verse 20 also tells us which one has the most power - grace. God is alway the winner so there is no reason to fear the demonic. It is a smoke screen to cause us to fear, but perfect love casts out all fear! Lord, help us to walk in the power of grace and what you did for us. May we not ever be afraid of the enemy.