Tuesday 17 Jul 2018

July 17: Romans 7:21-25

Key Verse: Romans 7:21
So I find this law at work: Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me.

Devotion:
It is difficult to swim against a strong current. It is difficult to run up a steep hill. It is difficult to keep any weight lifted up for a long time. In almost everything we are up against basic physical laws which work against us; we have to do work in order to move forward. That applies throughout our lives and even in our spiritual lives. If we do not do anything, we will not get anywhere… For many people it all comes down to a question of “does God exist?” We thn use this question to justify everything we do or do not do in our lives.

It is far too easy to simply say God does not exist so we can go off and do our own things and not have to worry about breaking God’s laws – so why do we feel guilty about doing it? The truth is that we all have a basic need for a belief system because that is part of being human. That basic belief system is built into each of us and we live by it. Much of our belief system is built up through visible clues and through example. If we watch the outside world we will learn from it. If we watch ungodly people, we will learn ungodly ways. But if we are willing to spend a little time and look closer at things, we will come to the conclusion that God does exist and we should be living for Him and not against Him.

It’s not necessarily a fact we have to go to Sunday school, church, Christian youth club and the like thereof so we can be convinced that God exists; we can look around us and begin to realise there must be a God who has created us. All of our basic laws in physics point to the fact something must have started the ball rolling. So why do we have all this evil in the world? Because it is easier to give in to the evil than have to work for good, because that means working! The evil one is going to allow many things to cross our paths so we do get to think about evil as much as possible. God has placed all the good things around us so we can think about Him and work toward a good relationship with Him. We do have to put in some of the work to show Him just how much He does mean to us – it is right for any relationship, and so it should be for your relationship with Christ!

Points to Ponder:
How closely do you really look at things?

Do you give in far too easily?