DAILY?READINGS: Exodus 8; Psalms 38-39; Acts 3
But now in Christ Jesus ye who [once] were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. Ephesians 2:13
Exclusion is an awful experience; how much more terrible when it entails estrangement from one’s Creator! Every person was separated from God by their sins. Gentiles were especially far off because they had no covenants or promises from the Almighty. But in Christ Jesus, believers are brought near through His propitiatory work. His shed blood removes the source of our separation so that we are brought near to a Holy God. —Keith Keyser
We praise then our God; how rich is His grace!
We were far from Him once, estranged from His face.
By blood we are purchased, are cleansed and made nigh,
And blessed in His presence, in Jesus on high. —W. Yerbury