Judges 21:1-25; Isaiah 40:1-31; 1 Corinthians 16:1-24
There is none righteous, no, not one … for all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Romans 3:10, 23-24 NKJV
Romans 3:10-23 is like reading a spiritual wellness report. First, the bad news. Our throat, tongue, lips, mouth, feet, and eyes are so bad that we might seek a second opinion. Isaiah agrees that from the sole of our foot even to the head there is no soundness in it (Isa. 1:6). Now, the good news! We can be made well. God offers His righteousness freely by His grace in Christ Jesus. —Rex Trogdon
Yea, justified! O blessed thought!
And sanctified! Salvation wrought!
Thy blood hath pardon bought for me,
And glorified, I too, shall be! —James M. Gray