The Power of God

When Martin Luther was a monk, he said that he could not love God. He could not find a way to escape His wrath and obtain peace for his soul. But it was this passage that showed him that there was a way to stand before the righteous God, but not in our own works. It is a gift of God through Jesus Christ. Paul was not ashamed to preach the message of the Gospel everywhere, to everyone: Christ came to save sinners, of whom we are the worst. The Gospel has power because the Lord works to use the words of the Gospel to pierce the soul, and to cause the heart to hear and believe. This miraculous thing happens when people talk about the good news. We are justified and saved from the wrath of God Himself, which we justly deserved for our sins. Faith is the instrument through which we receive the righteousness of Christ. It is not our righteousness; it is from outside of us, and our confidence must be in Jesus alone. Justification is a once-for-all act of God's free grace, to give us hope. How are you made right with God? What hope do you have that He has saved you? The object of your hope must be Jesus, and nothing else!