Tues., 3/31/20 Devotion (Col. 1:13-14)

Today's encouragement comes from Colossians 1:13 & 14, where Paul wrote these words:

"[God] has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins."

Salvation in Jesus Christ is an amazing thing. A human being is brought from death to life, from hell to heaven, and from the dungeon to the palace. And all because the Redeemer shed His precious blood for us otherwise-hopelessly lost sinners. In regeneration, the church saints now experience the full for-giveness of our sins, all enjoyed by grace through faith in Christ.

In Jesus, how can true Christians fail to be anything but happy and thankful creatures?! Can any distress in this world overcome the advantages we now have, in Christ?

[Stonewall Jackson quote: “ . . . Turn to God and cast all your care on Jesus.” —from a letter to a loved one]