I
Have Discovered This Principle Of Life –
That
When I Want To Do What Is Right,
I
Inevitably Do What Is Wrong.
Scripture
Romans
7
21 I have
discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is
right, I inevitably do what is wrong.
23 But there
is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power
makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.
24 Oh, what
a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is
dominated by sin and death?
25 Thank
God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In
my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful
nature I am a slave to sin.
Observation
Do
you struggle with sin? If you say “no” then I say you are a liar
or you are probably not a follower of Jesus Christ. If the Apostle
Paul struggled with sin then I am pretty sure, if we are honest, that
you and I struggle with sin too!
Why
do couples have fights? It is because two sinners are trying to live
together under the same roof!
I
love you. I am sorry. Will you forgive me?
These
are the three phrases we must use when we sin against God and they
are the three phrases we better learn to use often with our partner.
How
many times a day do we say, “I love you”? God needs to hear it
from us often and so does our partner.
Application
I
will let God and Kathy know how much I love them. And I will let them
know often.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to quickly confess my sins to You when I sin. Help me
to quickly get things right with Kathy when we fuss with each other.
Don't let my pride get in the way of me saying to her, “I am sorry.
Will you forgive me? I love you!”
I
pray for my friends who have lost loved ones. I pray that You comfort
them. I pray for those who are sick. I pray for healing.
I
pray for my pastors today as they preach. Use them in a powerful way
to speak to us.
Daily
Bible Reading: Proverbs 1,2,3; Romans 7
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