MONDAY FEBRUARY 17
At just the right time, when we were still powerless,Christ died for
the ungodly. Romans 5:6
God’s Salvation Came at the
Right Time
The old saying declares that death and taxes are
life’s only certainties. But Christian believers have another: “We will all be
changed,” Paul wrote (1 Cor. 15:50–57). “The perishable must clothe itself with
the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality.” He meant that one day we
will be raised from the dead. Our future is eternal life, following in the
footsteps of Jesus, “the firstborn from the dead” (Rev. 1:5). Death will be
swallowed up through the victory won by our Lord Jesus Christ!
Christ triumphed over death within God’s plan and
timing, as the New Testament repeatedly proclaims. In today’s passage, Paul
affirmed that Christ did what He did “at just the right time” (v. 6; Mark 1:15;
Gal. 4:4–5). Even to God, who is Himself above time, not all times are the
same. Within time and human history, His plan unfolds at the right time for
events to happen.
The essence of the gospel is found in these
verses—we were helpless, and Jesus died to save us. From a human perspective,
this is amazing. Giving one’s life for another is the pinnacle of sacrificial
love (v. 7).
From a divine perspective, this is more than
amazing. Jesus’ death wasn’t just one life for another, but the life of God’s
one and only Son for the lives of those who choose to believe on Him. More than
helpless, we were sinners and therefore God’s enemies (vv. 8, 10). Yet His
blood justified us, saved us from wrath, and reconciled us to Him (vv. 9, 11).
The good news of the gospel, what God did “at just
the right time” in history, is proof that His purposes will be done in our
individual lives as well—“at just the right time!”
Taken
from the Word for You Today Devotional
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