Wednesday Reading: Romans 1:1-3
Key Verse: Romans 1:1
1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated to the gospel of God
Devotion:
There are times when you sit down to read your bible and instead of being able to read through a chapter or two you sit and think about the words from a few verses. It was one of those nights for me last night when I tried to go through Romans; instead of making it through a few chapters I was sat thinking about these first few verses over and over again. If God wants you to know something He is going to make you think about it; whether it is for my benefit or for yours, today we look at the beginning of Paul’s letter to the Romans.
Paul first describes himself as being a servant of God, called to be an apostle and separated to the gospel. We can look back at one of the first places that Paul was mentioned in our bibles and that is when he was persecuting the Jews (Acts 7:58). What other thing than God could have turned a man round from being that sort of person to one who is now calling himself a servant of God? What but the Word of God has the power to turn a man from being against God to being a servant of God? This is why he goes on to say that he is separated to the gospel. He turned from his ways to God’s ways because of the gospel; he turned his back on the world and towards God. What an example!
But Paul does not simply stop there but continues on reminding the reader that it was all done because of God’s promises in the beginning. God made those promises to the prophets and the Law was written down from Moses times so that we could get to know it, just like Paul finally did. And what was it all about? Jesus Christ, the Very Son of God. Not wandering round as God amongst His people but born as a human being, lowered to our level, born just like we are born and living just as we live. Why? So that we could know His love and know His promises are exactly that, promises! Think about it... all that God has done just for you... just for me...
Points to Ponder:
How do you read God’s Word?
How much do you think about God?
