Promised Struggle

“For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.  But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.

“I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.  For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man, but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members.

“Wretched man that I am!  Who will set me free from the body of this death?  Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!  So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin. 

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 

For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did; sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” Romans 7:19-8:5

In the past two years, as we walked through all the books of the Bible, we have featured 343 promises!  We’ve featured the entire book of Nahum and worked through nearly 100 WeakEnd Assignments -- all to learn about God’s faithfulness with His promises! 

Take care with love, especially His, from Darlene, who still prays for you each day.

Take care with love, especially His, Darlene (who still prays for you daily).  If you would like to read more about the book of Revelation, you might want to order Rational Read of Revelation (a collection of articles from previous WeakDay Devotions).