Stephen spoke this morning from Romans 5:1-2, reminding us that God’s Word is food to our souls and needs to be digested:
Just as condensed milk has all the goodness of milk for us, so too God’s Word feeds us with all the goodness we need to grow in God:
We stand in God’s grace and are privileged people, for we stand in Christ’s righteousness, no longer having to approach the throne of God through ceremony and ritual but can approach with confidence and boldness. We are able to stand in God’s presence at all times. In the Old Testament, God’s presence was associated with the Tabernacle and later with the Temple and now is often associated with a church building, but God’s presence dwells within us. We are His house. 1 John 4:15 reminds us that if anyone acknowledges Jesus as the Son of God, God lives in them and they in Him. God’s presence with with us constantly, wherever we are.
We also stand in the blessing of peace, knowing that we can claim God’s peace which transcends all understanding.