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OUR DAILY BREAD                  Thursday, August 18, 1994
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READ:  Romans 4:13-5:2

                       "I'M JUSTIFIED"

              "By Him everyone who believes is
                         justified."

                         Acts 13:39

One day Bible teacher and evangelist R. A. Torrey spoke
with a woman who lacked assurance that her sins were
forgiven.  He told her to read aloud Acts 13:39, "By
Him everyone who believes is justified from all things."

Then Torrey inquired, "Who does God say is justified?"

"Everyone who believes," she replied.

"Believe on whom?" he asked.

"Believe on Christ," she said.

"Have you accepted Him as your Savior and Lord?" asked
Torrey.

"Yes," replied the woman.

"Then what does this verse promise?" he prodded.

The doubting woman could not say, "I'm justified from all
things."  So Torrey went over that Scripture again and
again.  At last the simple meaning of the words dawned
on her. "Praise God!" she exclaimed.  "I'm justified
from all things!" She finally experienced the peace that
comes from knowing complete forgiveness.

Self-effort, religious ritual, or agonizing prayer cannot
take away sin.  But when we trust in Christ for salvation,
we are justified -- declared righteous by God.  Then as
we lose our burden of guilt and experience total justi-
fication, we will have real peace.

    - Henry G. Bosch

 All my iniquities on Him were laid --
    He nailed them all to the tree;
 Jesus the debt of my sin fully paid --
      He paid the ransom for me.

    - Moore

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
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Justification:  Our guilt gone, Christ's goodness given!

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Jeremiah 43-46

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