Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Romans 2:17-29
by: Trisha Gerstel.
Today’s passage reminds me of 1 Samuel 16:7: “The Lord looks at the heart.” Most of us recognize that, when we accept the free gift of salvation made possible through Christ’s death and resurrection, our hearts are cleansed and made capable of pursuing God’s glory and will as revealed in His Law. What we sometimes forget, however, is that pursue is a verb, an action word. God’s gift of salvation and the Holy Spirit make it possible for us to live in righteousness, but we must actively take charge of the direction of our hearts, pointing them toward Him each and every day.
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