Romans 11:36 For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. Read those words carefully: from, through and to. Picture the direction of those words, out of, through the middle of, and into. It seems to me that the arrows are pointing in all directionsContinue reading “Romans 11:36”
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2 Thessalonians 3:2
I’m finding that not all “believers” are believers. In some of the rest of my devotions I read in The Message this passage. There could be no truer message. Some claim, some practice. Those who have a living faith, a faith that mirrors what we see in Scripture, a faith reflected in the lives ofContinue reading “2 Thessalonians 3:2”
Romans 11:14
14 in the hope that I may somehow arouse my own people to envy and save some of them. Do our lives arouse envy in other people? Envy for the God we serve? Envy for the stuff we have? Or maybe the god we serve? Do our marriages exemplify the kind of love Christ hasContinue reading “Romans 11:14”
Romans 10:17
17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. My question is this: Can a non-follower of Christ hear? Can a blind person see the intricate colors of the last sliver of sunlight as it descends? Can a deaf person savor the crispness of the piccoloContinue reading “Romans 10:17”
Romans 10:12
12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, Are we really ready to live this out? Do we in actuality live without prejudice of any kind? How about the homeless, the wealthy, the circumferentially challenged, the ‘never use aContinue reading “Romans 10:12”
Romans 10:3
3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. If you have been to a large city anywhere in the world you have probably been approached by a street vendor, someone trying to sell you a cheap knockoff ofContinue reading “Romans 10:3”
Romans 9:20
20 But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? “Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like this?’” How many of us during our teen years ask the question of God, “Why did you make me like this?” That is one of the ageContinue reading “Romans 9:20”
Romans 9:10
10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children had one and the same father, our father Isaac. The world would be a very different place if Abraham had been obedient. The map would not have any Arab peoples. Perhaps Islam would not have come into existence, birthed in a time of turmoil and religious apathy. TheContinue reading “Romans 9:10”
Romans 9:6
6 It is not as though God’s word had failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. With all the treatments for non-performance in the bedroom, we as Americans have gotten used to hearing about failure. In our sex-soaked culture, how is it possible that there could be failure in that area?Continue reading “Romans 9:6”
Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,d neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Talk about heavenlyContinue reading “Romans 8:38-39”