Good Morning!
There is no distinction, since all have sinned and continually fall short of the glory of God, and are being justified [declared free of the guilt of sin, made acceptable to God, and granted eternal life] as a gift by His [precious, undeserved] grace, through the redemption [the payment for our sin] which is [provided] in Christ Jesus. -Romans 3:22b-24 AMP
No matter who we are, we are all in need of redemption. The verse above says there is no distinction for we all have sinned. We may live lives that are pretty much on the righteous track or we may live lives that are about as far from righteous as can be, but we all need Jesus and we all need the redemption that He offers. Needing “a little” or needing “a lot” is based off of our measurements of righteousness, but being “a little” off or being off “a lot” takes the same amount of redemption. Do we fall into the trap of comparing and thinking we don’t need it as bad as others because we are generally good and then living our lives according to that? The enemy loves us to live in the lukewarm but there is nothing he can do to stop Jesus’ redemption power, all we have to do is accept it and recognize that through that we are made right, we are justified.
“You stand before God as if you were Christ, because Christ stood before God as if He were you.” -Charles Spurgeon
“The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are move loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.” -A.W. Tozer
Dad Joke of the Day:
Having a dog named shark at the beach was a bad idea…
Have a great Thursday!