Our Scripture reading today is Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
There is no possible way for us to attain even close to the glory of God in our sinful state. We were born this way. Romans 5:12, "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:" The sin of Adam has been passed on to every person born of a woman except the Lord Jesus. God loved fallen man so much that He came to us to make it possible for us to come to Him. 1 John 4:10, "Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins." We have been given the perfect covering for our sins, the blood of Jesus Christ. His precious blood allows to close to the glory of God and one day, we will be in His presence forever.