Persistence

S: ⁷ To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. ⁸ But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger. 

Romans 2:7-8

O:  The author of Acts warns the early Christians the fallacies of failing to follow God according to scripture. He gives a contrasting view of how a disciple of Christ should live life. In these verses, I felt like the word "good works" seems ambiguous. The good works Luke speaks is those that are uplifting to building the kingdom. There is no self interest, but only that of glorifying God in a selfless manner. To sum it up, we serve in good works as a response to Christ's love for us. In verse 8 it talks about self-seeking. who reject the truth and follow evil. Basically non-believers are categorize in this verse. They will be judged by the law because they lived by the law. To reflect on my life... Am I self-seeking, do I reject the truth, Am I following evil? Yes.. At times I do. 


A: Clearly I know what I must do. I need to reject what is listed in verse 8 and follow what is in verse 7. Am I living for Christ and looking forward to the eternal? I can't say I constantly think about being immortal. Am I seeking glory? (a manifestation of God's presence?) I can't say I always am. Am I seeking God's honor? Not as always as well. It says to be PERSISTENCE in verse 7. Not sometimes.. but ALWAYS. It is God who sees all and sees the heart. I need to constantly examine my life and how I live it.


P: Jesus help me to seek after you. Help me to glorify and honor your name through my actions. Sure I might have the moments of seeking You, but as mentioned in verse 7, there is no persistence in my actions. I don't always do it, so in that I ask for forgiveness. I want to grow stronger in faith and I can't do it without you Spirit. Lead me closer to you.

In Jesus Name
Amen