The Pursuit - 12 Weeksنموونە

Romans 3 delivers the most equalizing message in the Bible: no matter who you are, you need God’s grace—and no matter what you’ve done, you can have it. Paul doesn’t soften the truth. “All have sinned,” he says. Every person, from the religious elite to the rebellious outsider, has fallen short of God’s perfect standard. We’ve all missed the mark.

That could sound discouraging until you see what comes next. Right after exposing humanity’s failure, Paul announces God’s solution: “Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight.” (v. 24) The gospel turns the story upside down. We were guilty, but God offers forgiveness. We were broken, but He brings restoration. And He does it not because we earned it—but because He loves us.

Here’s the miracle of Romans 3: God doesn’t just offer this gift to a few “good people.” He offers it to everyone. The moral, the immoral, the skeptic, the churchgoer, the wanderer—it’s for all of us. No one is too far gone or too unworthy. At the cross, every label and every barrier falls away.

This is the beauty of grace: it’s not for people who deserve it; it’s for people who know they don’t.

Reflection:

Do you really believe that God’s grace is big enough for everyone—including you?