Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living
The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
(Proverbs 10:16 (NIV))
Do you feel that you are paid what you are worth?
If you are truly honest with your answer, it wouldn’t surprise me to hear everyone say that they are underpaid and overworked. I think it is safe to say that even those who work for themselves think this. It is rare to find someone who turns down more money for their work.
Now, let’s look at our lives through the eyes of God.
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
(Romans 3:23 (NIV))
Based on this and our understanding of what God calls wickedness, what have we earned? What wages have our sins brought us?
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
(Romans 6:23 (NIV))
I love this passage! It starts off badly, but God . . .
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
(John 3:16 (NIV))
God does not want us to receive what we have rightfully earned. He has a plan of redemptive grace that allows us to trade what we should receive for that which we cannot earn on our own. All that we need to do to “earn” this grace is believe that Jesus is His one and only Son and accept Him as our personal Lord and Savior. Through God’s plan, we trade our wickedness for His righteousness. We trade sin and death for eternal life.
What are you earning?
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