Wages are earned,
dues for the works done;
They are owed by you,
who have laboured for them.
Sin will not defraud
you of your just dues;
You shall be paid
your wages in full.
The gift is bestowed freely by the gracious giver.
It is not what you
have worked for nor earned.
God alone gives this
gift, by His free grace alone;
He bestows this gift
of eternal life in Jesus Christ.
O Lord, what an
infinitely wise and fitting gift!
What other gift is
relevant to a man who has earned the wages of sin?
What does a man dead in trespasses and sin need most? It is eternal life in Jesus Christ, and this is freely bestowed upon him, who is NOT ONLY completely unable to do anything to earn or deserve the eternal life - Jesus Christ has done it all - BUT ALSO actively in enmity against God in his native state.
Mat 1:21
And she shall bring
forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save
his people from their sins.
Saving His people
from their sins is saving them from the wages of sin, i.e. death.
Jesus secured
eternal life for them, through His sinless life of perfect obedience unto all
of God's law, and His sacrificial death - both on behalf of the sinners
He came to save!
Glory to God and His only begotten Son. Amen.
