Thursday, April 30, 2009

It Is God Who Justifies - Romans 8:33

Behold the eternal security of the weakest believer in Jesus. The act of justification, once passed under the great seal of the resurrection of Christ, God can never revoke without denying Himself. Here is our safety. Here is the ground of our dauntless challenge, ‘Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God who justifies.’ What can I need more? What more can I ask?

If God, the God of spotless purity, the God of inflexible righteousness, justifies me, ‘who is he that condemns?’ 
Sin may condemn, but it is God that justifies
The law may alarm, but it is God that justifies
Satan may accuse, but it is God that justifies
Death may terrify, but it is God that justifies
‘If GOD is for us, who can be against us?’ Who will dare condemn the soul whom He justifies?

How gloriously will this truth shine forth in the great day of judgment! Every accuser will then be dumb. Every tongue will then be silent. Nothing shall be laid to the charge of God’s elect. GOD Himself shall pronounce them fully, and forever justified: ‘And those He justifies, He also glorifies.’

~Octavius Winslow, Morning Thoughts (emphasis mine)

1 comment:

Melissa Gail said...

Thank you so much for this! It is absolutely amazing to think we are completely justified - we are made clean and nothing/no one can ever take that away from us!