Romans 1:28-32
28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their
parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things
deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
Reflection
Our scripture today is a bitter pill to take. When we let
other truths run our lives and when we fail to trust God’s word there are consequences. Yesterday we talked about idolatry and how it is anything but God that rules your life. Because of this we can see that idolatry is not just a sin but it is the sin. All of these other things that Paul lists are all linked to idolatry. Because we fail to trust God and His word we let other things rule our hearts. This process is tough because it makes us more and more numb to God’s word. Why do you think we let other things rule our life rather than God? How do you think that can make us numb to God’s word?
