Romans 3:23-24 (NASB) 
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 
24 being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus;

Christianity is unique in all of the world’s religions, in that our salvation is not dependent on anything we do, but salvation is only possible by the sacrifice of Jesus and the grace that God has ordained for us.

I was meditating on the verse above.  Only Christianity has the doctrine of justification.  When we repent and accept Christ as Lord and Savior, we are declared right with God, even though our sin nature is still present.  Salvation with all other religions depend on what we do, never knowing if what we do is enough.    Salvation as a Christian depends only on what Christ has already done for us, giving us confidence in our relationship with God.

What an amazing gift from Jesus!  Rather than using the gift as an excuse to sin more knowing we are saved, the gift draws us into worship and repentance.  

Heavenly Father, praises to you for the gift of the gospel, the justification that you have provided to us through the sacrifice of Jesus.  Your plan is perfect and always better than anything that we can imagine.  This gift makes me want to worship you more each day.  I pray that your Holy Spirit will help me do that.  I pray this in the name of Jesus.  Amen. 

Always praying fort the glory of God,