Am I Worthy of Life?
I deserve to die. "for the wages of sin is death..." --- Romans 6:23 So why am I alive? Am I worthy of life? Will I ever do anything to please God, to prove that I do deserve even a fraction of what He's blessed me with? The answers to those questions are in the same verse. "...but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord." --- Romans 6:23 That's right; FREE GIFT. So what does this mean? To me, it means three things. 1. The gift of life is free. It requires no payment, no exchange, no sacrifice. It is free. 2. The only way to receive this gift is through Jesus. Everyone living and dead has been given the gift of mortal life. However, God offers us eternal life, paid fully for by Jesus Christ (which is millions of times better). 3. We don't get to choose what others decide to do for us. It is finished; Jesus died for us. We can't tell Him not to, we