Scripture to Read: Romans 1:29–32
As we finish out this week’s devotions on Romans 1:18–32, we find God clarifying for us that all of those who have completely rejected Him have been filled with an abundance of sinful passions. Many people only focus on the sexual sin declared in Romans 1:24–28. But God lets us know that all of those who do not see fit to acknowledge Him as their Creator and acknowledge that He is the only One worthy of all praise are instead filled with every kind of sin. Romans 1:29–31 says, being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips, 30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, 31 without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful. The evidence of a person who refuses to surrender to God, through Christ, is pretty scary and sad. We would think that these people would notice how evil they are, but they are so blinded (2 Corinthians 4:3–4) by the god of this world that they cannot see who they are without Christ. Here is the saddest part of these lost persons’ lives, as explained by God in Romans 1:32, Although they know God’s righteous decree and His judgment, that those who do such things deserve death, yet they not only do them, but they even [enthusiastically] approve and tolerate others who practice them. (AMP). As Christians, we must pray Ephesians 6:19–20, asking God for His Words as we share Him. Always be about His will for His pleasure.
Challenge & Application
· How do you view this lost world, and how are you praying Ephesians 6:19–20 and Colossians 4:3–4 for yourself and all other believers?
· What was your number one takeaway from what God taught you today about the people who refuse God completely?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!