Reading: Romans 10 and Jeremiah 39, 50
Scripture: Romans 10:5, For Moses writes about the
righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the
commandments shall live by them.
Observation: With whom Paul is writing, he is reminding them
that the law being a good thing is not what is going to get them to heaven or
the righteousness that God calls us to have. Our Righteousness is to come from
by not by works. Many churches teach us that if we do enough of something that
we can avoid purgatory or that God is an grumpy old man sitting in heaven
waiting for us to screw up so that he can hit us with a lighting bolt.
Application: We need to remember that God is not looking for
what we do and if we have done enough good deeds. God is looking for a
relationship where you place him as number one in your life even above
yourself, and for most men and Americans that is very hard to do. Self and
money are the two biggest things in the world that get us to change our focus
from God and his rich blessings he has for us. Therefore remember if you live
by the law you will be judged by the law, but if you life by faith you will be
judged by faith and by faith in Jesus our sins are covered and we put on the
righteousness of God.
Prayer: Thank you Lord for giving us the great gift of your
righteousness and the forgiveness of sin though our faith in your son Christ
Jesus. Lord, we come before you asking for the strength to place the Idles of
this world into the fire and focus on you only.
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