“Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.”

-Romans 8:33

“Who will bring a charge against God’s elect?”

This sounds more like a challenge than a question. Who would dare to contradict God and say that His elect, His saints (the very ones He has declared pure and holy) are guilty.  Would you dare to stand and correct God? To claim that He has overlooked some detail, but you with your ever watchful eye understand the REAL truth?  “Sit God, and get wisdom from me”. How utterly absurd. He could respond to you in much the same way He responded to Job “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you will instruct Me.  Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who set its measurements? Tell me, sense you know… Who enclosed the sea with doors…’thus far you shall come, but no further; here your proud waves shall stop’…Have you ever in your life commanded the morning and caused the dawn to know it place? Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn me that you may be justified?”

One very important aspect of the Christan walk is to AGREE with God. To always say ‘ You are right; I am wrong”. Most of us think that we do this, and it is true that we would never be stupid enough to think of correcting God to His face; however, we often bring a charge against what God has declared as Holy: ourselves.

Paul is pointing out that there are no charges; God is the One who justifies.

By the blood of Christ we are CLEAN. What a beautiful thing. We can boldly go through life knowing it is by His word that we are justified; not by what we feel like. Sometimes we don’t feel like we are justified; we are acutely aware of our shortcomings and our sinful flesh; however, if He says we are clean then we must humble ourselves and agree that He is right. What He says is truth. He alone justifies. Whenever our feelings contradict the word of God we must go with what He says to be the truth. Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Praise God that He is merciful, and that He has made us free.

To the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever!

~Madison Knight

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