Few things on earth bring thoughts of peace like a sail boat on lightly windy days, I took this shot from
the Dallas Arboretum on July 4th 2013. What a peaceful setting!
Wouldn't it be nice if our minds stayed at peace like this picture? Wouldn't it be wonderful if all sailors simply listed along like this. No strong winds, No billowing waves, No bristling rain to endure!
But life isn't always that way, is it? The storms of life seek to blow us off course, Our attention often wanders off the truth and to our inadequacies and failures.
The Apostle Paul expresses this frustration in Romans 7. Our minds often want to stay in this miserable state. Somehow we often think this is how we should think. Kind of a false humility, don't you think?
But Paul ends Romans 7 with a powerful statement, we CAN be rescued from this woeful state.
In Romans 8 he spends the whole chapter telling us that nothing (even ourselves) can separate us from God's Love. Nothing! As my Pastor often says "How good is that!"
When I need to find peace I go to Romans 8. It lifts me up from my doldrums and sets my feet on higher ground.
Don't delay! Acknowledge Romans 7 but concentrate on Romans 8 and let your heart meditate on it.
Now that spells "Grace" to me! How about you?
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