Romans
13
Hard
to wake up
Hard-hitting
days, short nights, long way to travel, too much work to do.
But
the time has come
What
were we doing? What kept us up?
our
own struggles wear us out
“the
Wal-Mart lady”
struggle
with sin and temptation
struggle
with past
fears
of the future
But
the time has come
We
were able to stay alert enough in those struggles. What’s our
response after them?
snooze
button
pull
the covers up
hide
out “a little longer”
How
long do we intend to sleep? The time of the Lord is at hand!
The
time has come
time
of salvation
time
of hope
time
of forgiveness
time
of restoration
Get
up, walk as in the daytime
Jesus
is our light
Jesus
is our salvation
Jesus
is our message
Jesus
has overcome our sin, our temptation, our fear, our past, even our
future
God’s
Word is a light to our feet
How
will I be strong enough for that walk? It’s a long walk! It’s a
hard walk!
Jesus
has come
He
will supply our every need
When
we fall he will lift us up
When
we are weak he is strong
When
we fear he reminds us he has conquered all the sin of the world
Jesus
saves us by washing our sin away
Jesus
builds us up by the spoken and written word
Jesus
nourishes our faith with his forgiveness given in communion
Jesus
surrounds us with the people of Christ
Walk
with us in the Church! Jesus is here.
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