Devotion 1/2/07

Text:
Romans 2:1-5

Ro 2:1 ¶ Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.

3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?

4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

How does this text apply to me:
Therefore points back to the last verse in chapter #1 (but have pleasure in them that do them). we are inexcusable . To think for one second that we can judge others for the same sin we are committing and get away with it. We are so harsh when we judge but when God judges it is with mercy and justice. So the just of verse # 1 is "who do you think you are".
Verse # 2+3 is straight to the point we are sure of the judgment of God. We can't get around it we can't avoid it, and we can't pay our way out of it.
I am very guilty of verse #4 when I have sin in my life, I am ashamed to say but, I do not take into consideration the goodness of God. Sometimes His goodness to me, is taken for granted. I am so selfish, proud and arrogant that I believe that I deserve it because I am saved. And the thought has crossed my mind I am a preacher, I have extra favor with God. But it is not so.

Ro 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
Jer 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Ac 10:34 ¶ Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Prayer for the Day:
Help me to see myself as I am and not to think that I am better than anyone. Allow me oh GOD to humble myself before you must humble me. Since judgment is equal for all men no matter the color or the calling allow me to live as if it were my last to serve you!