The Ministry of Life - Part II - Confidence
A Covenant of Confidence
"Such confidence we have through Christ toward God."
2 Corinthians 3:4 NASB
This verse speaks of "such confidence" we have in God because of Jesus. In Ephesians chapter 3 Paul speaks of the boldness and confident access we have through faith in the Lord Jesus. Is God ignorant of the gravity of our sin? Does He not know what we've done? how we've failed?
He knows.
He knew before we ever did it, whatever "it" was. Whether it was envying our neighbor's new car or aborting our first child, He knew and He chose us to bear His name anyway. And "in accordance with the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Eph. 3:11) He paid for our sin. The sinless one bore the burden and the blame. He bore our sorrow and our shame so we could stand before the God of the universe confidently. And that is how we should share it with those who so desperately need it...confidently.
Posted by mary at March 23, 2005 12:01 AM
