Romans 5:8

“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8 ESV). The general context from which this verse comes is peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of our sin there was enmity with God, but while we were dead in our sin, he showed his love for us by sending Christ to the cross to purchase our salvation. Through the death of Jesus, the law has been satisfied, justice has been served, providing us with peace with God.

We were spiritually dead and without God’s help we had no way to stop going down the road leading to hell. In spite of our disobedience, God’s love which he had for us at the time of creation never wavered, causing him to send his only Son in the person of Jesus Christ to die for us. God reached out to us in love through Jesus Christ providing us with an option of accepting his gift of salvation.

Prayer

Father, it is hard to comprehend why Jesus Christ was willing to die for the ungodly, but for the joy set before him he was willing, out of obedience, to endure the shame and suffering of the cross. That joy was from knowing that he would love and have intimate fellowship with those who were to receive the gift of salvation. Father, have mercy on us and help us love as we should in return by our obedience to your will. Father, thank you that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.