All Things – Always – Until The End Of Your Story

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. Isn’t Romans 8:28 one of those verses you know, but when going through a failure of expectations, or when your dream has died, or a new family or employment …

When All You Can Do Is Sigh Or Groan

Romans 8:26-27: “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints …

OK, Now What’s Next Papa?

Romans 8:15-16: “For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” Have you ever thought about or realized the role …

Taking Steps Forward Yet Taking Steps Backwards

Romans 7:15: “For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.” Do you ever ask yourself what is wrong with me? Why can’t I be better? Why did I do that? Take comfort – Paul had the same problem and …

Learning To Walk Right – Step By Step

Romans 6:13: “Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness. Remember when you first got married and you thought you had marriage down pat and you knew everything …

Hemmed In With Troubles

Romans 5:2b-5: “We rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has …

Believe And Say Amen!

Romans 4:7-8: “Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not count his sin.” GOD’S WORD Translation states Romans 4:7 this way: “Blessed are those whose disobedience is forgiven and whose sins are pardoned.” My HCSB Life Essential Bible’s wording of …

Sour Milk and Rotten Fruit

Romans 3:10-12: “As it is written: None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.” Paul quoted from the Psalms in Romans 3:10-12. Ps. 14:3: declares: “The fool hath said in his heart “There …

Echoing God’s Yes And No

Romans 2:15-16: They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts accuse or even excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus.” The definition of the word conscience is: An …