Romans 7:8 (NRSV)
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Verse 8But sin, seizing an opportunity in the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. Apart from the law sin lies dead.
Devotion
Ever watch toddlers struggle with the law? “No! No! Hot! Hot! Don’t touch!” You lay down the law for them, for their own good, and they struggle against the urge to disobey, to do the very thing that is forbidden.
Prayer
Great God, when I fail in my resistance to temptation, my sin separates me from you. Forgive me. Have mercy on me. Restore to me the joy of your reconciling grace. Amen.