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Even though God created you in his image to worship and obey Him, you turned against him and sinned by disobeying his Word. The prophet Isaiah says, “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned–every one–to his own way …” (53:6a). Because of your sin, you deserve God’s wrath and eternal punishment in hell.

Left to your sin, you were without hope (Ephesians 2:12). But God lovingly intervened. He sent his Son, Jesus Christ, into the world to live a perfect life of obedience and pay the penalty for your sins on the cross in your place. Over seven hundred years before Jesus’ death, Isaiah told the people that he was coming: “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed” (53:5).

When you turn from sin and trust in Jesus for salvation, you are saved from the wrath of God that you deserve for your sins. There is no penalty left to be paid for your sins because Jesus paid it in full on the cross (John 19:30). So you can say with confidence: “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).