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My little bit of Romans (2)

So here I bring some of the stuff that Romans 2 inspired in me as I read it… enjoy:

• Romans 2: 1- 3

Judging. I fully agree with the Bible. “Thou shall not Judge” Luke 6: 37. It’s made plain that God would have us not judge people. The more you judge, the harsher you make your judgment. I do it sometimes. I like to see wrong in people and notice it. Because a lot of the times it’s there! Their wrong is staring you right in the face.  What I believe God is saying here is this: Don’t condemn someone because you see them doing wrong right now; That God’s task. But here’s what you shouldn’t do either. Don’t use the excuse of not judging people to not point out to someone that they’re living wrong. Matthew 7: 16.You may be the Key to someone’s salvation.

• Romans 2:6-10

This weird is also pretty plain. He says we’re building up our eternities right now. Every action will be accounted for. Simple and plain is the fact. God will reward good with eternal life and evil with eternal death. Which do we choose? And these verses describe these two ends simply and precisely. It’s almost mathematical:

Good = life

Evil =death

• Romans 2:11-15

I love this part. It places all humans at the same level. We’re all supposed not meet the same criteria. God won’t look for only the humility in someone and forget about their greed and for another person look at their kindness and forget about their lust. We’re all supposed to meet the same standards. And these standards are not dependent on how much we know the Law. Hosea 4:6. Also, knowing the law does not in any way qualify us for life. It’s the lack of obedience to the law that He punishes. And He’s justified because he’s written his law on our hearts. He’s given us conscience and the Spirit.

• Romans 2:17-24

I find a little bit of this bit in me. I know God has great plans for me. He’s even told me about them. But I don’t necessarily do the things he wants me to do. Gradually I’m changing because God is giving me the Strength. I know he’s going to take me from a position like the one described here, where I don’t always do what I preach even though I know what is right, and he’ll put me in a place where I am totally, completely and absolutely for him. He will do it for me… he will do it for you too… Thank you God for what you are doing and are going to do. I love you!

Until next time I leave you grace to walk… in Royal Stepz…

My little bit of Romans (1)

Hi,

So this isn’t next week. Once again, I’m sorry. Roams is too much to put all in one post, so I’m going to give you Romans. I’d like to share a bit of the insights that I found in there. They’re quite interesting especially if you can relate. I can’t put it all here, but here’s some of the stuff I liked in it:

• Romans 1: 11 

This is where Paul talks about longing to see the Romans because he wants to impart them some Spiritual gifts. I’ve always been a great fan of Spiritual gifts; always wanted them; always craved them. And what Paul says about Spiritual gifts si too true. They do establish you. They make you know that if there were any doubts before, now they are definitely gone. Because receiving a spiritual gift makes you experience God for yourself. So ask God to send you his Spirit and to bring him along with all the gifts he’s got for you from 1 Corinthians 12. 

• Romans 1: 14-15 

He says that preaching is an obligation. I like that. I like that he sees it as something that is compulsory. Like waking up in the morning and knowing that you have to go to school or get to work. You’ve got to do it. But you know what’s different about Paul’s obligation. He’s eager to fulfill it any way. It’s like working as a chocolate taster in the factory. It’s your Job; you gotta do it, but you love every moment of it.

 

• Romans 1: 16 

Unashamed! That’s the attitude Paul takes to the Job. Not only is he not eager to do it, but to him, it’s the kind of stuff you can rosh with (brag about). Someone says “I got a four wheel drive that is voice activated.” Paul says “I’ve got the ability to speak words that have the power to save anyone!” That’s being Unashamed! 

• Romans 1:17 

Righteousness is by faith. What’s the point in living right if you don’t believe God exists? See, some people claim to live right and that’s enough. “I’ll just be good, give back to society and live my nice little life.” But that doesn't count as righteousness. Jesus needs you to believe in him before you are counted amongst the righteous. 

• Roman 1: 18-24 

Now here’s an interesting part. God reveals himself to man and man says "No! I won’t tell anyone.” They “hold the truth” God sends his wrath in that direction. He gets mad. So come in people, let’s spread the word!

But there’s another side to this coin. God through creation has made himself known in his creation. We refusing to see the wonder of the Creator is a big problem. It means we refuse to accept him for who he is though he’s made it plain as ever. I mean you could always find a million reasons for everything, including the creation of the World. But I’m convinced that no story explains the perfect harmony of the world better than my Creators truth. That’s the plain truth.

The saddest part about not realizing the truth about God in his creation is he gives you over to your sin. He says “If you won’t believe me, then go on and take yourself to hell.” 

• Romans 1: 32 

Not only do they do what is wrong, the cheer and rejoice when others do them too. It’s almost sickening! 

That’s my little bit of Romans….

Until next time, I leave you grace to walk… in Royal stepz…

sWORD through my Flesh!!

I wrote my last post last Saturday afternoon. I was really down, and I needed God to see me through my sin; see me out of my sin. But I couldn’t post it. The internet was messy.

But just that night, I walked up to a couple of friends who pointed out to me that I had read too little. Romans 7: 25 was not where Paul stopped in his aid for my paul Situation. Romans 8 was the solution! Paul kept saying, that if you live according to the flesh, that’s what will happen, sin will not leave your life. But we gotta kill the flesh!

The flesh is bound to sin. It’s doomed to fall in temptation, but through Christ, we have th power to live apart from the flesh; we have the Power to live by the Spirit; by HIS SPIRIT!! It’s pretty cool that we have this spirit.

And during this wonderful talk with friends, another thing that I picked up was the fact that the only way to kill the flesh is by the word and by prayer. I keep saying this; I know it’s the solution to my problem. But I’m so stuffed with doing things that “no de hia” that I never get time for the word proper! I tried this week and I realize I don’t get enough word!! I need more word!! So here comes my real situation: My focus and energy is on things below that I barely have time for things above.

So here’s something that I thought of just now. If I give myself, and all you other folks out there who find Romans 7: 21 at work in your lives, some homework on the word, and promise to do it, it’ll get us one step closer to plunging the sword of the Lord through the flesh and making our lives one that is fully Spirit filled!

So here’s a promise, I’ll keep it by the strength that God gives, I’ll read the whole of Romans and see all the other interesting stuff about life in the spirit and tell you all about it next week! I promise by the strength I pray God gives me.

So until next time, I leave US grace to walk… in Royal stepz…

my Paul situation...

I feel terrible...

I can't say why. Actually, I can, I just won’t. I've only ever said why in very few cases.

I'm almost in tears now, because I don't know what to do. I don't want to make this post all emotional because this blog was meant to be for God, not me. But allow me to leak in a few of my emotions as I go along.

First, I'd like to apologize; I never kept my weekly rule. I've missed a lot of weeks and I've become inconsistent. But trust me, I think about inRoyalStepz all the time. Part of the problem has been my laziness; partly, just no knowing what to write. And I'm sorry for that. I know people like this blog and follow it. So I would really like to promise you that I will become more consistent. But I fell too human to do that right now.

Now to what this is really about: My Paul situation:

Paul said: Romans 7:19- 20
For I don't do the good I want to do, but instead do the evil that I don't want to do. But if I do what I don't want to do, I am no longer the one who is doing it, but it is the sin that lives in me.

I find this situation in my life, and I feel very much like what I think Paul felt like when he said this. I feel very much like David as well when he said: in Psalm 51

For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.

I feel horrible. Worse is, this is not because I have sinned; But because I sin and the Paul situation keeps dragging me down.

Psalm 51 is perfect for my situation. It's the desperate cry of a man who needs to be scrapped off of his sin. But I need something to help my Paul situation, because I've prayed psalm 51 many times, but "the evil I do not want to do, I do."

I think I know why I keep on doing this. I find myself constantly putting myself in a place where I'm prone to sin. I don't pray like I should. I don't read the word like I should. I don't listen to God like I should. I find I always place myself in situations that let me fall. The worst part is that I know this. But I keep making the same mistakes.

What makes it harder is, I a lot of people see me as the "ultimate Christian." God has placed me here, He want me to be his light. But instead of being this light bulb, I just feel like I'm being a black bulb covered in shiny paper.

I in no way make my sin disqualify me from being in love with God. I still am. I just find sin at work in my life in a way that I can't seem to get out. Like, the more I read Romans 7: 13- 25, the more I see what is at work in my life. And the only thing Paul says to comfort me, is:

"Thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I myself serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin."

Trust, that isn't very helpful. I want my flesh DEAD!

So here's an appeal: whatever verse, whatever prayer, whatever you have to offer me, to pull me out of my predicament with sin and Flesh, please, tell, me. I'm not gonna give any great advices on this one; I need too much help on this one to give any. Please, pray for my Paul situation…

Until next time, I leave me grace to walk, in Royal stepz...