Prepare: How are our words and actions to be righteous today?
Read: Romans 10:1-13
What makes an item authentic? Is it the package it is wrapped in or the name on the cover? Genuine leather is leather on the inside as well as the outside. Authenticity has more to do with the internal than the external.
The Israelites never lacked in zeal, but too often their zeal was on the outside. Why did Israel stumble over Christ and reject Him? Because they did not understand the kind of righteousness God wanted. Like the Pharisees (and many people today), they thought only of righteous works and could not comprehend a righteousness that comes by faith.
Once Jesus came, He became the end of the Law and became the Way to attain righteousness. Righteousness is not something that we do on the outside, it is something that we are on the inside by God's grace.
Walls have a purpose when we are building a home, but God does not intend for us to have walls that stand in the way of our relationships with others. We are talking about walls that prevent us from sharing the love of Jesus, who is Lord of all. There are no walls in Him. He reached out to the Jew, the Roman, the Samaritan, the woman caught in adultery, and the rich young ruler. Let us tear down any walls that separate us from others, so that His love can flow through us and draw others to Him.
Respond: Open my heart today to hear You and guard my lips, that my words may bring glory to You.
Read: Romans 10:1-13
What makes an item authentic? Is it the package it is wrapped in or the name on the cover? Genuine leather is leather on the inside as well as the outside. Authenticity has more to do with the internal than the external.
The Israelites never lacked in zeal, but too often their zeal was on the outside. Why did Israel stumble over Christ and reject Him? Because they did not understand the kind of righteousness God wanted. Like the Pharisees (and many people today), they thought only of righteous works and could not comprehend a righteousness that comes by faith.
Once Jesus came, He became the end of the Law and became the Way to attain righteousness. Righteousness is not something that we do on the outside, it is something that we are on the inside by God's grace.
Walls have a purpose when we are building a home, but God does not intend for us to have walls that stand in the way of our relationships with others. We are talking about walls that prevent us from sharing the love of Jesus, who is Lord of all. There are no walls in Him. He reached out to the Jew, the Roman, the Samaritan, the woman caught in adultery, and the rich young ruler. Let us tear down any walls that separate us from others, so that His love can flow through us and draw others to Him.
Respond: Open my heart today to hear You and guard my lips, that my words may bring glory to You.
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