#351.1 – “I’ll Unscare You!”

“Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.” - Romans 3:24-26
We were gone recently on a trip to Arkansas for Sarah’s family reunion. While there in the hotel one day, Grant and Ruthie were playing on the bed. At some point, something happened (I don’t remember now what it was) that startled Ruthie, and she playfully said to her little brother that it had scared her. He immediately caught on that this was a game and – holding onto her with all of his might - he said “Don’t worry, Ruthie… I’ll unscare you!”
I love the phrases that young children create. It is precious to hear the way they put words together to make meaning that is comprehensible to them. I love that phrase ‘unscare you’, because of the way that it implies a complete eradication of fear. It sounds as if it will totally rid the one who is scared of their problem.
When it comes to the sin problem we all have, there is only one solution that will totally rectify our fallen state, and that is the blood of Jesus Christ. Placing our trust upon His finished work at Calvary is the only hope we have in eradicating our sin from before the judgment of God. Nothing else will justify us. Nothing else will satisfy His righteousness. It is the only thing that will ‘un-separate’ us from God.

Daniel