Today’s Thought “Dishonorable, or Reconciled?” G. Ward

Romans 3

²³ For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴ being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus.

God created humanity in His likeness to reflect His glory; which means we’ve been made by HIM - so as to resemble HIS character and sin most certainly cannot be named in HIM. Therefore, our devotion in follow-ship is the landmark and Christ is the Chieftain (cf. 1 John 3:9). HE alone brought us near to Holy God; knowing our sinfulness as beyond social measurements including gender, race and economic status; but that to which unfolds our hearts as “desperately sick” (*Jer.17:9-10) – and thereafter, HE'D impart HIS own righteousness to any who’d confess their sins and be led by HIM (in everything). The reconciliation offered by/through Christ is not an automatic connectivity, but a pursuit to live as HE did, by allowing HIS Word (*John 1:1-3) to be loved more than anything.