Scripture for today: Romans 13; Romans 14; Romans 15; Romans 16 (New International Version)
Scripture-My special verse today: Romans 14:7 For none of us lives to himself alone and none of us dies to himself alone. 8If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
Observation: Paul is telling the church of Rome that they are not responsible for the things they are doing but it is through God that they are able to do the things they are doing. To live in Christ is to die to oneself and Paul is telling them that they do die to the Lord if they believe.
Application: What is worth dyeing for in today’s world? Do we truly believe that one can live and die through Christ because we belong to the Lord? Today that is a sense of indebtedness that one does not like. However, the Word is clear that when I choose to follow Christ and give him my life, I am no longer mine but his. Truth.
Prayer: Let me be the real deal.
