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 […]

For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.  Romans 9:15-16 Paul talks about God choosing whom He shows mercy to, which might sound […]