Romans 5:6-8: “For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person – though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die – but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Through my years in my ministry, I have heard many people speak these words: “If God really knows what I have done, he cannot (or will not) love me.” Romans 5 speaks directly to that lie. Christ knew exactly the sins we would commit. He chose to lay down his life as a perfect sacrifice for those very sins.
Jesus didn’t wait until we got our act together; he didn’t wait for us to repent; he knew our weakness, knew our rebellion, knew the ugliness of our sin. Still, he chose to put his love upon us.
God does know the depth of your sin and depravity. He knows all the ways you have fallen short and all the ways you will continue to fall short. Coinciding with his perfect knowledge is his perfect love.
This Lenten season, will you openly acknowledge your sinfulness before the Lord, and will you acknowledge his love for you in spite of your sin? There is nothing you have ever done that will make him love you more, and there is nothing you will ever do to make him love you less. God loves you! He sent Jesus to reveal that love to you.