daily reading 8.1 (Romans 4:16–17)

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024


Our opening prayer for this week:

        Jesus, tempted in the desert,
Lonely, hungry, filled with dread:
“Use your pow’r,” the tempter tells him;
“Turn these barren rocks to bread.  
“Not alone by bread, he answers,
“Can the human heart be filled.
Only by the Word of mercy
Is our deepest hunger stilled!”

Jesus, tempted in the temple,
High above its ancient wall:
“Throw yourself from lofty turret;
Angels wait to break your fall!”  
Jesus shuns such empty marvels,
Feats that fickle crowds request:
“God, whose grace protects, preserves us,
We must never vainly test.”

Jesus, tempted on the mountain
By the lure of vast domain:
“Fall before me! Be my servant!
Glory you are sure to gain!”
Jesus sees the dazzling vision,
Turns his eyes another way:
“God alone deserves our homage!
God alone I will obey!”

When we face temptation’s power,
Lonely, struggling, filled with dread,
Christ, who knew the devil’s hour,
Come and be our living bread.
By your grace protect, preserve us,
Lest we fall, your love betray.
Yours, above all other voices,
Be the Word we hear, obey.
.

Romans 4:16–17

  • This is why the promise is by faith, so that it may be according to grace, to guarantee it to all the descendants—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of Abraham's faith. He is the father of us all.
  • 17 As it is written: I have made you the father of many nations. He is our father in God's sight, in whom Abraham believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls things into existence that do not exist.
Helpful notes on Romans 4:16–17 





For yourself pray:

  • That God gives you more faith in him to supply every needed blessing

For others pray:

  • That God unites your congregation

A psalm to listen to and ponder, as time allows:

  • Psalm 28 (YouTube, duet, "I will trust in God today ...")

 

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