Romans 8 - 10 (9th December) - Quanwei

In these chapters, the Lord said that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ because we have been set free from the law of sin & death. For God says that those live in the sinful nature, we can’t please God. If our minds are set on the sinful nature, it will lead to death. But we can find peace & life if our minds are control by the Spirit. And God said that our spirits are alive in Him because we have Christ within us! Therefore we no longer have to be salves of sin but rather living in the freedom of God!

Even as we’re suffering right now in certain areas of our lives, the Lord wants us to wait eagerly for the glory that He will reveal in us in time to come. He wants us to have this hope that is unseen because hope that is seen is no hope at all. This hope doesn’t come from us but rather from God when we wait patiently in Him. Also allow the Holy Spirit to intercede for us when we’re at our weakest & not knowing what to pray.

The Lord also said that we’re to be more than conquerors for the Lord in all situations of our lives & that He will work for the good of those who truly love Him. For if the Lord is for us, nobody can be against us in His name! Most importantly, nothing can separate us from the love of God in our lives!

The Lord Himself also reminded us that He is just & will have compassion & mercy on those He love. Therefore, it’s not our effort or works that caused God to love us more but rather it’s His mercy & grace that enable us to receive His love for us. Just like Paul’s desire for the whole of Israel to be saved, we need to submit to God’s righteousness & realized that Christ is the end of the law. And this righteousness that we’re taking about here is faith itself! This is the same God that we all served & believed in & that whoever calls upon His name, that person will be saved! So we need to believe & have faith in Him!

But when there is unbelief among us, we need to ask God to take it away from us. Just like Israel, we need to ask the Lord to take away the unbelief spirit in our nation & not be a disobedient or obstinate nation for Him!