Romans Week 2, Day 2 – Romans 12:1-2

Read Romans 12

When thinking about how a Christian ought to live, one fundamental truth must be held tightly and right in front of us always. We must beat it into our heads. Paul uses the word ‘therefore’, which means ‘because of what I’ve just written, you should believe this.’ This could apply to Romans 9-11 (God chose to rescue us without us having anything to do with it), Romans 11:33-36 (God is worthy of our praise), or it could apply to all of Romans up to this point (Paul’s wonderfully articulate presentation of our sad state and God’s wonderful rescue through Jesus). In any event, the key truth in living a Christian life is that it’s always a response. God has done enormous good for us, and this should lead our hearts to overflow with desire to serve him. We don’t serve God to get saved, we serve God because Jesus saved us. Today, reflect on God’s actions for you and your response to God.