Category: Devotions

Scripture: Romans 3:19–20 (NASB) “Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God; because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the […]

Romans 1:16–17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” […]

Romans 2:4 Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? Reflection God’s patience is often mistaken for permission. When consequences do not arrive immediately, it is tempting to interpret His silence as approval, or to quietly stop expecting […]

Romans 2:1 Therefore you have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, practice the very same things. Reflection Just when the reader of Romans 1 might feel comfortable — nodding along at Paul’s description of those other people’s rebellion […]

Romans 1:29–31 They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Reflection Paul’s list of vices in these verses is comprehensive and unflattering, and […]