This week
we are learning about the book of Romans. The Apostle Paul wrote the book of
Romans. He enters the bible with the book of Acts as a Jewish man who
persecuted Christians heavily, but one day God spoke to him directly and he was
converted and become one of the most famous missionaries. It was your classic
Gory to Glory testimony.
The book of
Romans is all about our relationship with God. The reason why we need it, what
God’s part is in it and what our part is in it.
“I
do not understand the things I do, I do not do what I want to do and I do the
things I hate.”
Romans
7:15
Let me tell
you a story. A little boy decides one day he wants to do something nice for his
dad for father’s day. He thinks and thinks and thinks about what he should do.
Finally, he overhears his dad complaining about how much his new paint job on
his car is going to cost. Inspiration hits! He decides he will paint his dad’s
car himself to save him money! So he goes into the garage and grabs two buckets
of paint and a paintbrush and gets to work. When his parents notice his absence
his dad walks outside to see his son painting his car with house paint. Did the
son know what he was doing? No. Did he succeed in making his father happy? Most
likely not. Did he do something bad? You bet.
That’s what
this verse means. We want to do good. We want to do God’s will. However, we do
not have the power to do it on our own. John 8:34 tells us that “everyone who
sins is a slave to sin”. That’s why we need a relationship with God. Without it
sin wins. Like it says in Romans 6:23 “When people sin, they earn what sin
pays- death. But God give us a free gift- life forever in Christ Jesus our
Lord.” Nothing can separate us from his love (Romans 9:35). He loves us and
wants a relationship with us. He took the first step. Now it’s our turn.
“I
beg you to offer your lives as a living sacrifice to him. Your offering must be
only for God and pleasing to him, which is the spiritual way for you to
worship.”
Romans
12:1
All we have
to do to become children of God is let the Spirit lead us (Romans 8:14). Being
in constant communion with God will tell us what he wants us to do. We will
always have a listening ear, and a comforter in Him. I’ll admit it; being in
constant communion with God is not an easy thing to do. I struggle with it
myself. That’s why fellowship with other Christians is so important. That’s why
I started this blog. Fellowship. Accountability. I want to hear from you just
as much as I want you to read my words.
“I want us to help each other with the faith
we have. Your faith will help me, and my faith will help you.”
Romans
1:12
So this
week I’d like to hear from you. Where are you in this story? Are you still
doing what you hate because sin is living inside of you? Have you started a
relationship with God, but still would rather be the one leading instead of the
Holy Spirit? Or are you in constant communion with our Lord, following in His
footsteps? I pray that one day all of you will reach the last one.
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