So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.  Romans 6:11 Paul is inviting us to see ourselves differently—through God’s eyes. In Christ, our old, sinful nature has died. That’s not just a behavior change—it’s a change in identity. We no longer belong to sin; we belong entirely […]

Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?  Romans 7:24 There’s such raw honesty in Paul’s words here. He isn’t trying to sound strong or spiritual—he’s simply being real. He feels the tug-of-war inside himself, the pull between wanting to do what’s right and falling short again and again. […]

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.  Romans 8:26 Have you ever knelt to pray and found yourself… silent? The words just wouldn’t come. Your heart felt full of […]