More Than Peanut Butter

Romans 3:21-25  ²¹But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. ²²This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile, ²³for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, ²⁴and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. ²⁵God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. 

Dunedin Elementary School, FL, 1968, 5^th grade.  I still recall doing quite an extensive report on George Washington Carver. I was particularly interested in all of his inventions and uses for the common peanut.  Did you know that a small dab of peanut butter can remove sticky residue from labels?  It’s true.  Who could imagine with the wide variety of cleaning agents in the average household, that a small dab of peanut butter would work just as well to remove most sticky substances?

We are reminded in our text today that all of us are sinful creatures. Big sins—little sins… it makes no difference—we all have sin that needs removal.  We need something far more than peanut butter or any of the world’s remedies. God has provided the solution we need. We have the gift of Salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ which cleanses us from all unrighteousness. The precious blood of Christ, which was shed for the remission of our sins, cleanses us from every tiny bit of sin’s sticky residue in our lives.

Gracious Heavenly Father, our LORD God Almighty,

We humbly thank you for the gift of salvation through your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Forgive us where we fail you, and help us to keep our eyes focused on You.

In the Name of Jesus Christ, our LORD and Savior, Amen.

 

The devotion More Than Peanut Butter was originally written for Monday, May 28, 2012; for Maranatha Devotional Guide, an Advent Christian Publication https://acgc.us   As the original author of this devotion, I reserve the right to update and share it on my current devotional blog Write From My Heart at https://writefrommyheartblog.blogspot.com

Email: Dotty Willmon, writefrommyheartblog@gmail.com

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