We have earned death....

Romans 6:23 "For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

So do you see it? The deep contrast between the first part and second part? Our payment for what we do is death. Ok, yea, that is simple. But when you combine it with Romans 3:23, where it says all have sinned, we realize there is no getting around it. We have sinned. Our payment is we die. But wait, what is that second part? The FREE gift is life? What? So, we earn death, but we are given life? That makes no sense!

Ok, I will stop being dumb now, but God hit me with this today. Yea, I knew it, and had read it before, but it really sank in. We have been given a gift. We try to earn our salvation and his love by doing all this stuff. Like ministries. Or church attendance. Or giving money. And I am not saying that all this stuff is bad. But, this says the only thing we can earn is death. His love is a gift. A free gift.

I will write more tomorrow when I sort this out, but it is rocking my world right now.