Rom. 7:14 The law is good then. The trouble is not with the law
but with me, because I am sold into slavery, with sin as my master. NLT
The law shows me how
to be holy before God. It is good for my
soul to know how to live to please God.
It is good that I don’t have to wonder what does or does not please
God. It is good for me to understand why
I need a Savior.
There is nothing wrong
with the law, but there is plenty wrong with me. I see myself in light of God’s standards and
my heart is broken, for I quickly recognize the mess I have made of my life and
the consequences that await me. I see
myself as guilty of sin and I have no one to blame but myself. The law makes it very clear what is sin and I
know I do it. Sin darkens my soul and I
am powerless to do anything about it. No
matter how hard I may try, I cannot live by the law of God.
The law is good
because it drives me to the Savior. Jesus
came and fulfilled all the demands of the law.
Human effort cannot make one righteous through the keeping of the law,
but Jesus is able to make us righteous before God. What I cannot do, Jesus did. My acceptance by God is not based on whether
or not I can live by the law; it is based on whether or not I live in
relationship with Christ. In the law I
am found guilty by God. In Christ, I am
found to be pleasing and acceptable to God.
The law is good
because it reveals my sin and my need for Christ. It makes me realize just how helpless I am to
overcome it on my own. It helps me to know
just how much I need Jesus.
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