Justice and Love

Luke 1:68 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people.

I am reminded weekly, as I read through different scripture passages, that our salvation is from God. He never seems to let me look past His incredible justice that called for death due to our sinfulness and His amazing love that kept Jesus on the cross in my place. This is our focus. This is where our minds and hearts have to live to remain humble and to grow in the grace which we have been given. For we know that to live is Christ, but we tend to want to live in ourselves and claim Christ when it's convenient. God calls us to live Christ all day, every day. We have to focus our minds on Him and set our hearts on Him in order to do this, and the Scripture leads us back every time. We are redeemed because of our Lord. We have no power except through Him. He leads us on. He is our victor. He is our lifeblood. We are His and He loves us unconditionally. Jesus paid the price so we can have union with God. I am thrilled to be reminded so often of God's justice and love. Lest we forget!