Not An Exception (Romans 5:6-9)

“We are moving for a vote for an impeachment.”

It is a legal move that is reserved for egregious crimes committed by the President against the United States. In 1868, President, Andrew Johnson, was the first President to be impeached. Nearly a hundred years later, in 1974, the House of Representatives was ready to impeach President Richard Nixon, for his role in the Watergate scandal, however, before they could vote to impeach him, Nixon resigned. Since then, two presidents have been impeached, President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump, the latter impeached twice. Each was acquitted. 

Impeachment has become weaponized by the opposing political party to attempt to remove a President. While high crimes and misdemeanors are certainly sufficient reasons to impeach a President, for some, simply disagreeing with the President’s policies is sufficient to call for impeachment. What was once considered an exceptional occurrence, has become routine.

When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation. 

Romans 5:6-9 (NLT)

We are all sinners. By our efforts, we are helpless to heal our condition. We willingly chose to sin and reject God’s blessings, eternally condemning ourselves to a life separated from God. We need a supernatural intervention. God made an extraordinary exception. He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to live and die on this Earth and receive the penalty for our sins, which we deserved. Through the power of the Resurrection, God redeemed mankind, reconciling the relationship that sin had ruptured.

God’s grace and mercy. It is not an exception. It is eternal.

Love and trust in the Lord; seek His will in your life.