Romans 4-7<\/a><\/p>\nDaily Thought<\/b><\/p>\n
You could attempt to not sin.\u00a0Benjamin Franklin tried, and recorded the effort in his autobiography, \u201cI conceiv\u2019d the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. As I knew, or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other.\u201d\u00a0He made a chart of virtues: Temperence, Silence, Order, Resolution, Frugality, Industry, Sincerity, Justice, Moderation, Cleanliness, Tranquility, Chastity, Humility.\u00a0He recorded his success (and failure): Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and \u201cwas supris\u2019d to find myself so much fuller of faults than I had imagined.\u201d<\/p>\n
A good way to become aware of our sins is to try not to.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Apostle Paul became aware and cried out in despair, \u201cI have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.\u00a0For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing\u201d (Romans 7:18-19).\u00a0Our sin is not merely personal, but ultimate, against God our Creator, who made us in his image to be holy, and thus, \u201cthe wages of sin is death\u201d (Romans 6:23), eternal separation from God. In trying to be good, Paul discovered he cannot be good enough for heaven, but he is certainly bad enough for hell. \u201cWretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?\u201d (Romans 7:24).\u00a0When we become aware of our sin, we become aware of our need, not for a system, but a Savior. Then we begin asking the right question, not can I be good enough, but who is good enough?<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!\u201d ~Romans 7:25<\/i><\/p>\n
It is an oft-asked question, do you want the good news first or the bad? We need the bad news first, \u201cfor the wages of sin is death,\u201d for the good to sink in, \u201cbut the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord\u201d (Romans 6:23). The bad news of sin prepared Paul for the good news of a Savior.<\/p>\n
Daily Prayer<\/b><\/p>\n
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty. We worship You, adore You, praise You. But how, then, do we approach You? For we are not holy. Far from it.<\/p>\n
By the blood of Jesus Christ, who bore our sins, we are made righteous with his righteousness. I may approach You, O God, with confidence, through a holiness not of my own, but through my Savior, my Lord, my God, my friend, Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n
Amen<\/p>\n
Daily Question<\/b><\/p>\n
Are you good enough for heaven? Are you bad enough for hell? Why or why not?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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