Romans: Rooted in Jesus, Inability

Have you ever heard someone say, “God doesn’t give us more than we can handle”? How about this one: “God doesn’t ask us to do something that we can’t do”? Do these square with Scripture? We could ask Gideon who was told to attack tens of thousands of Midianites with only 300 soldiers.  We could ask the Apostle Paul who was told that God gave him a thorn in the flesh so that everyone would know that the fruit of Paul’s ministry was God’s doing.

What about the commands of God? God tells us to abhor evil, to love our enemies, to be patient in suffering, to not lust, to not complain. Do we have the ability—the power within us—to obey these commands? As new creations by faith in Christ, do we have the ability to obey? It’s an important question to ask as we move into the exhortations of Romans 12. Join us Sunday as we worship Christ and learn to depend on Him.