graceFriday, April 24
Before You Got It Right
Scripture
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
— Romans 5:8
What it means
Paul is making a simple, shocking point. Most love waits. You have to do something first — be kind, be worthy, clean yourself up — then you get loved. Not God. Paul says: Christ did not die for us after we got our act together. He died for us while we were still a mess. 'Still sinners' means: still lying, still hiding, still ashamed. That is when the cross happened. That is the timing. That is the grace.