Romans 5:6, Thank You, Lord

Romans 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

What a statement of truth in demonstration of God’s love. Indeed,  “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” (John 3:16-17)

God loved us while we were “yet without strength” while we were in a hopeless condition of moral weakness and helpless. While we were plagued by the deadly disease of sin, God intervened in our lives to show us a way out. The emphasis of the text is in the personal pronoun “we”. It is repeated twice in the original Greek text to show our helpless, hopeless and lost condition. If God had not sent His Son, Jesus Christ, godless men would have been consigned to the fires of hell for all eternity. We, indeed, need to be thankful for this salvation in Christ!

Thank you, Lord, for saving my soul

Thank you, Lord, for making me whole;

Thank you, Lord, for giving to me

Thy great salvation so rich and free.

And He wants us to realise the great price paid to win our redemption. Our salvation was accomplished by Christ’s death. Death is the ultimate sacrifice, the highest loss one human can give to another. To think of it carefully, Jesus is no mere man. He is also 100% God! That makes the sacrifice significant, mind boggling. It is the ultimate expression of love. This is who our God is. God is love! May we meditate upon our privileged position in Christ. Amen.