daily reading 24.3 (Romans 14:5–8)

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


Our opening prayer for this week:

    In Adam we have all been one, One huge rebellious man;
    We all have fled that evening voice That sought us as we ran.

    We fled our God, and losing him, We lost our brother, too.
    Each singly sought and claimed his own; Each man his brother slew. 

    But your strong love, it sought us still, And sent your only Son
    That we might hear his shepherd-voice And, hearing him, be one.

    O Savior, when we loved you not, You loved and saved us all.
    O great good Shepherd of mankind, Oh, hear us when we call. 

    Send us your Spirit; teach us truth To purge our vanity.
    From fancied wisdom, self-sought ways, O Savior, set us free. Amen.

Romans 14:5–8

  • One person judges one day to be more important than another day. Someone else judges every day to be the same. Let each one be fully convinced in his own mind.
  • 6 Whoever observes the day, observes it for the honor of the Lord. Whoever eats, eats for the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; and whoever does not eat, it is for the Lord that he does not eat it, and he gives thanks to God.
  • 7 For none of us lives for himself, and no one dies for himself.
  • 8  If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
helpful notes on Romans 14:5–8



For yourself pray:

  • That the Spirit of God moves you to live only for the Lord, the Son of God

For others pray:

  • That God gives your congregation a loving, welcoming spirit

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

  • Psalm 88 (YouTube, duet, "O God of my salvation, I cry out to you day and night.")

 


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