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Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Devotional: October 23rd

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Romans 3:19-31

Before God’s judgment seat every mouth is now stopped. The accused are now without exception recognised guilty, condemned by the law to the penalty of death (v. 19). "All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God". That is why the terrible sentence "Thou shalt surely die," previously announced by God before man’s fall (Genesis 2:17) is now confirmed. "The wages of sin is death" (Romans 6:23). For the unbeliever, Jew or Gentile, the judgment is definite and the judgment seat before which all will appear one day is a terrifying reality (Revelation 20:1 . . .). But here comes the Advocate who intervenes on behalf of those who, whether Jews or Gentiles, have chosen Him in faith. He does not seek to minimise the sins they have committed, as advocates usually do at human tribunals. He pleads on the contrary saying, "The sentence is just, but it has already been executed; the debt is paid; one death, My own death, has paid the terrible price for their sins."

Yes, the righteousness of God is satisfied, for a crime once paid for cannot be punished a second time. And if God is just in condemning sin, He is equally just in justifying the sinner who "believeth in Jesus" (v. 26).

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