Romans 4:8
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.”



You are blessed today because all your sins are forgiven in
Christ. God does not count your sins against you. Instead,
He counts you righteous in Christ. That is why you are the
blessed man to whom the Lord does not and will not impute
sin!
What happens to such a man? Let’s look at the story of
Jacob to find out.
The Bible records how Jacob had deceived his father and
cheated his elder brother Esau of his firstborn blessing.
(Genesis 27:1–41) Yet, in spite of his sin of deception,
God chose to speak to Jacob. And no, God did not say to
this cheat, “You terrible sinner! How can you deceive your
own father? You are cursed!”
No, to deceitful Jacob, God said, “I am the Lord God of
Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on
which you lie I will give to you and your descendants…
Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go,
and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave
you until I have done what I have spoken to you.” (Genesis
28:13–15) Here was a man to whom God did not

impute sin!
God did not rebuke Jacob at all. Instead, we hear Him
telling Jacob, “I will give to you…I am with you…I will
keep you…I will bring you back…I will not leave you…”
Jacob certainly did not deserve these blessings. This is one
man who walked in the truth of Romans 4:8—“Blessed is
the man to whom the Lord shall not impute sin”! Now, I
am not encouraging you to sin, but I want you to see the
love and grace of God toward us.
If Jacob was so blessed, how much more you and I today,
who are under the new covenant of grace established by the
blood of Jesus. How much more is our blessedness because
Jesus has removed all our sins at the cross!
Beloved, because of Jesus’ finished work, God does not
impute sin to you. What He does impute to you is
righteousness apart from works. (Romans 4:6) And because
you are righteous, get ready for His blessings! (Proverbs
10:6)



#Shalom

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