Isn't it wonderful when we receive an amazing
gem of pure clarity from the word of God, we have dug and we have searched
looking through various commentaries etc. (most of which are excellent) but we
know deep down that God is telling us something more, something personal, it is
just for us now and all the wonderful truths that have been expounded upon and
which we have been reading seem to have left something out. Then there is this
beautiful untarnished gem, pure in its clarity and we receive such joy and
peace from this wonderful truth. I have heard it said often that you can't add
to grace, you cannot buy or earn salvation by doing penance or good works etc.
If you were to add the smallest particle of dirt to pure water then the water
would be contaminated and is no longer pure so it is with grace, you cannot add
to it.
I am at present studying Romans and this morning
as I came to verse 16 and 17 I struggled, but I dug and in my digging I was
rewarded with a beautiful truth, just as you cannot add to grace you cannot
take anything away from the gospel of Christ it is all there, good news for
every man; God's grace, mercy, righteousness, sacrifice, the cross, faith etc. etc.
it is all there. The penalty for your sin and my sin has been paid and you can
receive this gift by faith, it is all in there in the gospel of Christ,
redemption, justification, inheritance, freedom and the more you think about it
the more there is, isn't this amazing? the gospel is the best news ever.
In October 2007, a white flawless diamond
weighing 84.37 carats was estimated to be worth between £6 million to £7.8
million now in 2011 the largest flawless diamond is reported to weigh 500
carats and will I expect fetch much more than the white diamond in 2007. No
matter how big and how flawless these diamonds are they cannot compare to the
amazing gems of truth found in God's word, the bible is full of priceless truth
that has not changed from the beginning and will not change and all these
wonderful truths can be found when we diligently seek and study the bible. The
gospel, the good news for every man, woman and child it is all there from
Genesis to Revelation.
