“Who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.” Romans 8:34 – (NASB)
Can we imagine that the One who has the right to condemn us for our sin is the One who willingly gave His life and died in our place? He took on the condemnation we deserved because of our sinful rebellion and rejection of God. All the fault and consequence of our sin was placed on Him. And He remains the one who has the right to condemn us but does not because we have believed and accepted by faith, His sacrifice that was for us. Because He died for us and was raised up to a new life, and then He returned to heaven and now sits at the right hand of God the Father as Jesus, the Son of God, He is the one who intercedes for us on our behalf. The intercession is on-going because Jesus is involved in our lives every day. He knows the challenges we do and will encounter, and the difficulties and disappointments we face. He is intimately familiar with our failures and on our behalf, He prays for us to God our Father. We are redeemed by His grace and mercy we are protected by His mighty hand.
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