Romans 7:14-25
14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. 15I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. 16And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good. 17As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. 18I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[c] For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. 20Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
21So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22For in my inner being I delight in God's law; 23but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. 24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? 25Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!
So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God's law, but in the sinful nature a slave to the law of sin.
well i don't know why but this passage speak to me alot. Maybe it is the answer that i was looking for! The question why must God die for me. There are a few reasons why i think God die for me, one of it is God love me and He came to die for my sins, secondly, God die for me so i am able to die to self, lastly He die to really set me free from sins. Like what paul said here on verse 24 "What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?" It was Jesus who did it, Jesus die so that we can be save from our body of death.
Like what the speaker say is true, By our own will and might will only stop us from sinning to a certain point, when we go tired we will fall again. We need a higher commitment or law. Speaker say but starting our daily life devoting it to God and surrendering everything to God will prevent us from sinning. not just prevent i guess, i feel but dying to self and living in God purpose will make us not want to sin anymore. so i guess i want to start everyday of my life surrendering it to God and telling Him may His will be done and not my will.
God i give you my life, i surrender everything i have into your hands. May your will be done.
At the same time i guess i want to say that perfect love cast out all fear, i yearn for that perfect love to be given to me one day!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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