MORNING DEVOTIONS

Why Settle For Half of The Truth?

Revd Kevin Barnard
Koinonia
Published in
Nov 23, 2022

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A glass half full of water, or half empty
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The Apostle Paul wrote:

For the wages of sin is death,

If this is all there is then there is no hope, because we have all done things wrong and the consequence is clear.

But Paul didn’t stop there; the verse continues:

but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6: 23, NIVUK)

God didn’t leave us without hope. He offers us life. This life is not dependent on our efforts, it rests solely on what Jesus did — dying for us and rising again. This life that God offers starts now and continues into eternity.

Paul didn’t stop halfway through this verse and we shouldn’t either.

God wants us to know the truth, the whole truth, and to live in the light of it.

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Revd Kevin Barnard
Koinonia

The personal thoughts of a Church of England vicar