Today’s Walk in the Word

Who is he that condemns?       —Romans 8:34 The first and last verses of Romans 8 bracket the chapter with two breath-taking promises: 1) there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ; 2) nothing can separate us from the love of God. No condemnation! No separation! The chapter peppers its reader […]

If God is for us, who can be against us?                       —Romans 8:31 The battleground where the War Between Good and Evil is fought isn’t a place, it’s a person. On this battleground Paul identifies two forces … The enemy. This terrorist’s weapons are trouble, […]

In all things God works for the good of those who love him.           —Romans 8:28 Many of us first learned this verse in King James language: “all things work together for good to them that love God.” That’s quite a statement coming from a man who had been frequently and […]

The mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.                                  —Romans 8:6 Your financial circumstances may be bleak, your schedule demanding, and your health dubious. Even so, you may be at peace. On the other hand, you may have […]

There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.                  —Romans 8:1 You are a sinner, but you won’t be convicted because Jesus assumed your guilt and took your punishment. Justice demands that you pay the price for your transgressions. But in an act of […]

While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.                                —Romans 5:8  Canadian drilling company employee Edward Leonard was kidnapped by ransom-seeking Colombian Marxist guerrillas in 1998. Norbert Reinhart, Leonard’s boss—whom he had never met—paid his ransom. Then he did something […]

Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.                               —Romans 5:4 From the standpoint of human injustice, the day that Jesus died could easily be labeled the worst day in history. Yet it was the day God’s greatest gift of grace […]

He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.                            —Romans 4:25 The resurrection of Jesus was a “But God” moment. Peter on Pentecost: you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death […]

Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed.                           —Romans 4:18 You want to scream “No!” when you hear God order Abraham to sacrifice his son as a burnt offering. You see faith at its finest as you watch the heavyhearted patriarch pack his […]

The wrath of God is being revealed … against all the godlessness and wickedness of men.                                  —Romans 1:18 Don’t make the mistake of equating divine wrath with human wrath. They have little in common. Human anger is usually self-centered, […]