ROMANS 7:11 – For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. THEME OF THE DAY. THE DECEPTIVE POWER OF SIN. A family were missionaries in an African country. One day, their daughter was playing in the yard outside of their home and noticed a beautiful “string of jewels” glistening in the sun. She had been…
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Pleasing God, Making Disciples of Jesus Christ
Romans
ROMANS 5:1 – Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. THEME OF THE DAY. THEOLOGY THAT THRILLS. This is a significant year in church history. It is the 500th year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. That monumental event God brought about through a German Monk named Martin Luther restored the Bible…
The mind plays an important part in our walk with the Lord. When we became Christians, it involved our mind. We responded to facts. The Gospel is a message of factual objective truth. Yes, it involves our heart and affections too, but we first are drawn and moved by objective truth. Even the definition of repentance shows us the necessity of the mind in becoming a Christian.
We will be faced with it from the moment we wake up till our heads are laid upon a pillow late at night. It will come in all forms. Here are just a few; lustful looks, ungodly speech, impulsive reactions of anger in tense moments, impatience with trying people, even family members, coveting eyes, and evil thoughts. The “it” I am referring to is temptation to sin. There will not be a moment this side of heaven free from temptation. It never rests, takes a vacation, or cuts us slack. It also will never just roll over in its intensity to draw us to commit sin. And when it comes to temptation, it only applies to the Christian. Unbelievers are dead in sin and are immune to temptation. All they do is sin, but not the believer.
Romans 13:13-14 – Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. THEME OF THE DAY: ALLOW NOT A SINGLE CRACK. It doesn’t take much. Whether it is trying…
Romans 8:28 – And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. THEME OF THE DAY: NO TURNING BACK. Have you ever felt like a complete failure in the Christian life? Be honest. Don’t cut yourself slack. Have you ever grown tired of failing the Lord, falling…