ROMANS 5:17

For if, because of one man’s trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

TO PONDER:

There's a great little book that our kids used to love growing up,"Guess how much I love you" It is the story of Little Nutbrown Hare, who was going to bed who had something to say to Big Nutbrown Hare.

“Guess how much I love you,” he said.

“Oh, I don’t think I could guess that,” said Big Nutbrown Hare.

“This much,” said Little Nutbrown Hare, stretching out his arms as wide as they could go.

Big Nutbrown Hare had even longer arms. “But I love YOU this much,” he said.

The book finishes with Little Nutbrown Hare saying, "I love you right up to the moon" before falling asleep to which Big Nutbrown Hare responds, " I love you right up to the moon AND BACK!"

Paul in this passage from Romans is doing a similar thing to the story. It's found in the word 'much more'! This is the fifth time he has told us the Christ does "much more". Christ doesn't just counteract sin and death, he does "much more." He goes far beyond it. What is that much more? Well death once reigned, but now...you expect Paul to say life reigns...but the much more is that we reign in life. Those who receive grace are no longer separated from God. Those who receive the free gift of righteousness, who bask in that, reign in life.

So today, think about what does that mean...that you reign in life? In the midst of whatever is happening in your life, whatever you have to face today, that you reign because of Jesus!

PRAYER:

Jesus, thank you that you have done so much more, that you give me so much more. Amen.

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