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The Vivid Color of our Faith – Romans 10:16-21
But not all the Israelites accepted the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ. But I ask: Did they not hear? Of course they did: “Their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.” Again I ask: Did Israel not understand? First, Moses says, “I will make you...
Accepting the Call of a Good News Bearer – Romans 10:15
And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” –Parallel verses:Isaiah 52:7-10[God speaking]How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the Lord returns to Zion, they...
Peace and Glory — I Can Have It All – Proverbs 14:30-32
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God. I love the Proverbs and sometimes when life disappoints or the passion for something fades, their simple truths are a quick and comforting source of confidence. Here...
Proclaiming the Truth to the Listeners – Romans 10:14b
And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?The condition of our ears is an important thing. When we have ears to hear others, we learn things. When our ears only listen to respond with a defense or out of comparison we stay in a proud and unlearned state in life. Hearing involves a desire to listen. Active listening includes questions and...
Calling on a Familiar God – Romans 10:14a
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? –Parallel verses:Joel 2:28-32And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days. I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows...
What Makes Us Different or the Same? – Romans 10:11-13
As Scripture says, “Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.” For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile—the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” We see a lot of discussion in life and in the news outlets about what makes us different. Discussions about race, color, upbringing, where we are from,...
Pushing Past the Law to the Heart – Romans 10:5-10
Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.” But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down) “or ‘Who will descend into the deep?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth...
What or Who Should I Put My Trust In? – Romans 10:4
Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. –Parallel verses:John 1:1-5In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness,...
Gracious Zeal – Romans 10:1-3
Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. –Parallel verses:Galatians 2:20-21I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives...
A Rock-Solid Life – Romans 9:30-33
What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith; but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal. Why not? Because they pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone. As it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone that causes people...
Prioritize God and Cast Aside Shaming – Psalms 119:76-80
May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant. Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight. May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts. May those who fear you turn to me, those who understand your statutes. May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame. Shaming...
Why Does God Put Up with Evil? – Romans 9:22-29
What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction? What if he did this to make the riches of his glory known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory— even us, whom he also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles? As he says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘my...