Romans Chapter 1

Brothers and Sisters 😊

📖 In Romans chapter 1 today we see the fallen nature and utter hopelessness of mankind apart from Jesus, as Paul makes perfectly clear man’s total state of depravity and subsequent urgent need for the good news of the Gospel…

“Although they knew of God they did not honor God or give thanks to Him” (vs 21)…

“And then they exchanged God’s glory for useless idols” (vs 23)…

“Worshipping things that had been created rather than the Creator” (vs 25)…and

“Refusing even to acknowledge God, they engaged in all manner of disobedience” (vs 28,29).

Q. How often do your affections and excitement for created things become internal and external idols of the heart (comfort, control, approval, status, sports, entertainment, vacation, relationships, money, sex, achievement, job, health, appearance, etc) and take priority over your love and service for your Creator?

Q. How do we reconcile and fight this broken allegiance and lack of devotion to God?

🙏 Heavenly Father forgive me for the many times I “Claimed to be wise in my own mind, yet was just a fool”, and exchanged your glory for the temporary things of this world – Thank you so much that you are continually transforming our darkened and foolish hearts of stone into flesh, and giving us new affections and desires for you.

🙏 Lord Jesus we praise you today for absorbing God’s wrath in our place on the cross, lifting our biggest burden in life, and fully reconciling us to a right standing with God forever – Please help us all to keep our eyes fixed on you so that we can consistently affirm and proclaim…

✝️ “I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes!”

Romans 1:16