The second part of verse 5 contains vital truths that we always remember, but especially when we are going through trials. Jesus loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood. When we are going through stuff we doubt that God loves us, but perhaps more importantly we often feel that it is as a result of our sin, that we are suffering because we deserve it, and because of this there is no hope of rescue by God. We deserve to be abandoned. Now it is true that we do sometimes bring trouble upon ourselves, but we need to understand that we have been set free from sin. We are no longer under condemnation.
More than that, He has made us to be a kingdom and priesthood to serve God the Father. The devil tries to make us feel unworthy, but Jesus has made us righteous, He has justified us, and we have a purpose in life. And the glory belongs to God, not to anyone else, and not to the circumstances.
And this Lord will return and every eye will see. At the moment most do not recognise Christ, people think we are stupid to believe in Him. But one day everyone will see Him in all His glory. This will include those who pierced Him, and now includes those who reject Him.
The Lord is the alpha and omega. He is eternal, and He is Almighty. We are on the winning side.
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