Weekly Devotional - October 8th

Therefore, did that which is good become a cause of death for me? May it never be! Instead, it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by effecting my death through that which is good so that through the commandment, sin would become utterly sinful.

Romans 7:13

Paul's seriousness towards sin was understandable, given his personal history. His message

serves as a reminder of the gravity of sin. However, when we do sin, we tend to justify our

actions. Evil doesn't want to be identified as such; it prefers to be called righteousness, so we hide it from itself. We often use phrases like "Nobody's perfect"; "It was an accident"; or "My bad"; to water down our nature. In truth, we have offended the divine righteousness of God.