Today’s reading is Romans 3: 1-8 Paul has spent a lot of time in the last few chapters showing us how everyone is broken and in need of God. We see in chapter one that Gentiles are sinful and the effect … Continue reading
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Kindness and Repentance
Today’s reading is Romans 2: 1-11 Today we see that God also holds those who know the law accountable as well. Yesterday we saw that the Gentiles who knew the law were accountable, but today we see those that knew the … Continue reading
Not Ashamed
Today’s reading is Romans 1: 1-17 The next few weeks we’ll be looking at Paul’s letter to the Romans. This is such an important book; it is really the first book of Christian theology. In this book, Paul reflects upon who … Continue reading
What Someone Else Thinks of You…
Someone told me a phrase that has stuck with me, that is true, and that can change our relationships with others, how we handle criticism, so many different things. This statement was this. What someone else thinks of you is … Continue reading
Nothing
You ever feel like God doesn’t love you? Ever feel like you are too far away from His love? That something has happened that is going to keep you from really knowing His love? Do you ever just feel like … Continue reading
No Condemnation
Yesterday we talked about the bad news. Everyone one of us, we are all broken. You. Me. Each of us. We’ve all messed up, we’ve all made mistakes, we’ve all failed in some way. We’ve all blown it. It’s ok. We … Continue reading
People Matter More
One of the biggest debates in the earliest days of the church was over what you could or couldn’t eat. For us, this is a very interesting debate, we really don’t get it. What are they talking about? For instance, listen to … Continue reading
A Verse that Changed my Life
I talk a lot about grace. I believe that grace is really the underpinning of all that we do, all that we believe, all that we are as Christians. Grace really is everything. But where do I get this from? … Continue reading
52 Weeks (Week 9)
This week as we continue memorizing the last verses of Romans 8, we take a look at Romans 8: 31-32. As we have mentioned, these last verses of chapter 8 in Romans are so encouraging, some hopeful, just so good. Listen to what we see here in 31-32:
31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
We see here this reminder. If God is for us, then who can be against us? If God is on our side, pulling for us, calling us, leading us, pushing up, then what in the world do we have to fear?
Nothing.
If God is for us, then who can be against us?
No one.
This is how much God loves us. He loves us so much that He didn’t even spare His son so that we can know life and know life eternal. So how much more will He be with us and for us in all things? All things.
Today, no matter who you face, no matter what trials come your way. No matter what is happening, hear this.
No really. Listen. Listen to this. Know this to be true. Because it is. It is really and truly true.
God is for you. God is on your side. He is. He really is. No matter what happens today, God is for you. No matter what happens today, God is on your side.
Trust that today.
God is for you. Don’t lose hope!
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52 Weeks (Week 8)
Just like we did a few weeks back with Psalm 121, we are going to learn another set of passages. We are going to, over the next few weeks, learn the concluding verses in Romans 8. Last week we learned Romans 8:28, this week we will learn Romans 8:29-30.
If you look at Romans, you see Paul spending so much time in Romans 1- 7 explaining our need for Jesus, how everyone that has ever lived needs Jesus. And when you read it, you can almost feel a little down because Paul really hammers everyone and their sin and their need for salvation.
And then you get to Romans 8. Romans 8 may be one of the most graceful, optimistic chapters in the entire Bible. It starts off the call that there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, we are forgiven. And then it just keeps getting better and better and better.
Today we and memorize Romans 8: 29-30:
For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
In this passage, we see this truth about salvation. It’s not just about us. Now of course we have to respond to God’s offer. We have to respond to God’s gift of live and joy and peace. We have to move.
But, it doesn’t start with us. It starts with God. He is the first actor. He reaches out to us. He calls us. He comes to us. He moves first. He acts first. He says you are mine.
And then it’s up to us to respond.
Today, through Jesus Christ, God has called you. He had reached out to you. He desires to know you.
And He calls us to reach back. He calls us to respond.
Today, as grace is offered to us by God, may we receive that precious gift. May we respond to God’s action.
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