Romans 8

Romans 8

- v24-25 For we were saved in this hope, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one still hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.

- v31-32 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

What you hope for will be freely given to you.

Acts 2

32This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses.
37Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brothers, what shall we do?"
38And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself."

42And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
43And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
44And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
45And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need.
46And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts,
47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Romans 8

I've been stuck on Romans 8 for a number of days now. There is just SO MUCH in it, and I wanna take a few days to chew on it.

Just before the very first time I read it last Thursday, I had a barrage of condemning thoughts hitting me, for no apparent reason, at 6.45am, thoughts about my unworthiness to serve in Ministry, thoughts about my crumbled spiritual walls, thoughts about ppl not liking me.

And then I looked up at my screen and saw it -

Romans 8:1
- There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus

Instantly, all the thoughts lifted. And then I asked myself, do those thoughts have any grounds at all? Even if I don't condemn myself, I'm not perfect either. And how do I explain those things that have already happened in the past?

Romans 8:28
- And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

If you really, really believe that ALL things work out for good, then whatever has happened, is happening or will happen MUST be good! It's so easy to look at things negatively. What if we do things radically, and look at things super positively for a change, because we have the grounds of Romans 8:28?

Acts 1

Acts 1:8
"...you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

Acts 1:22
"...one of these men must become with us a witness to his resurrection..."

give thanks

recently, ive been in this spurt of looking at the natural and feeling very demoralised by what i see. the more i focused on things i saw, the more terrible i thought it was. somewhere during my epistemology and metaphysics class, God told me 2 things- "selene, learn to give thanks for the little things you see."

1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD,
And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High;
2 To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,
And Your faithfulness every night,
3 On an instrument of ten strings,
On the lute,
And on the harp,
With harmonious sound.
4 For You, LORD, have made me glad through Your work;
I will triumph in the works of Your hands.
psalm 92:1-4

secondly, you reign in life by having two things
RECEIVE the abundance of grace and GIFT of righteousness. romans 5:17
reign means to be king, to exercise kingly power and the highest influence.
if how you reign in life does not depend on what you do, then what you dont do will not negate your power to reign in life.

open our spiritual eyes and see that God is for us. if we only look at what is in the natural, we are just like any other person in the world. but if we look at how good our Abba is, that is we know that we are the children of the Most High, deserving nothing less that what we see in the supernatural.

Romans 6

Romans 6:15-23 (The Message)
What is True Freedom?

- v20-21 As long as you did what you felt like doing, ignoring God, you didn't have to bother with right thinking or right living, or right anything for that matter. But do you call that a free life? What did you get out of it? Nothing you're proud of now. Where did it get you? A dead end.

minding mind conversations

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers
3 John 1:2

You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You,Because he trusts in You
Isaiah 26:3

Romans 5

Romans 5:1-5
Faith Triumphs in Trouble

- NKJV v3-5 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

Developing Patience

- MSG v3-5 There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!

Romans 4

Romans 4 (The Message)
Trusting God

- v3 ...What we read in Scripture is, "Abraham entered into what God was doing for him, and that was the turning point. He trusted God to set him right instead of trying to be right on his own."

- v4-5 If you're a hard worker and do a good job, you deserve your pay; we don't call your wages a gift. But if you see that the job is too big for you, that it's something only God can do, and you trust him to do it—you could never do it for yourself no matter how hard and long you worked—well, that trusting-him-to-do-it is what gets you set right with God, by God. Sheer gift.

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Romans 3

Romans 3 (The Message)

- v28 What we've learned is this: God does not respond to what we do; we respond to what God does. We've finally figured it out. Our lives get in step with God and all others by letting him set the pace, not by proudly or anxiously trying to run the parade.

proverbs 22:17-21

Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you (believe);
Let them all be fixed upon your lips (confess),
So that your trust may be in the LORD;
I have instructed you today, even you.
Have I not written to you excellent things
Of counsels and knowledge,
That I may make you know the certainty of the words of truth,
That you may answer words of truth
To those who send to you?

just when i told Him i really cannot, Daddy showed me this verse. :) let believing and confessing the Truth be so real in my life.