Our scripture today is Romans 5:19 (ESV).
For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous.
This is part of Paul’s lesson that we are saved by faith in Christ and respond to the Spirit by living new lives. He explains that while in Adam mankind chose disobedience, through the obedience of Jesus we can all choose to be saved. In another letter Paul writes “For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead” (1 Corinthians 15:21). Jesus wants us to share His connection to the Father through our faith and the coming of the Holy Spirit.
Gracious God, we are sorry for the times we choose the way of the world and not what You have taught. Forgive us and bless us to go in Your name to share the Gospel everywhere. Amen.
