Gospel Reflections #709: It's not just the keeping, it is the motive

Isaiah 33:22 "Truly, the Lord judges us righteously. He is the one who gives us laws. He will be our King, and He will save us."

God gives us His law, by which we are judged, not by our outward actions, but by the motives that produce those actions.

And this judgment is not a judgment of guilt, but a testimony that we are innocent because Jesus bore all our guilt on our behalf.

God's will is not for us to keep God's law, but for us to realize that we cannot keep God's law in our own strength, and to restore our relationship with God and nurture new life by believing, relying, and surrendering to Jesus.

Often we are discouraged by our inability to keep God's law and try to climb out of it in our own strength, but no matter who we are, God will save us and lead us to be one if we do not turn away from Him.

And there we will see peace, joy, and hope, and we will be able to take a step forward with God.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.