Friday one of my “Verse of the Day” emails contained the verses Romans 5:6-8. Those verses never cease to amaze me. They always make me stop and think, always the same thought, “Why me?”
“When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” [NLT]
If you have read these devotions for any length of time, you are aware how often I quote this verse, how often I talk about the marvel of God’s love and salvation. I love this NLT translation…. “at just the right time” … “someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good” … “But God…”
I was a difficult child and a rebellious teenager. As a young woman I was confused and acted out in many unhealthy ways. I have never been that “person who is especially good” that someone might be willing to die for.
“But God …” sent Christ to die for me while I was still a sinner. That “Why me?” question is always an impetus to gratitude and thanksgiving.
I don’t know the answer to “Why Me?” but I am eternally grateful that God loves me and Christ died for me.