I woke up on Monday after a rough night. I could not get comfortable no matter which way I turned. After five years of steroids I don’t sleep well anyway, so when the little sleep I am used to is interrupted, I am not a happy camper. In other words, I am grumpy and wallowing in a bit of self-pity.
As I opened my computer and went through the usual morning routine of sending out and posting devotions, checking the bank, my email, etc., I found the following verse in my verse of the day. “For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, then how much more, having been reconciled, will we be saved by His life!” [Romans 5:10 HCSB]
I sat there confronted by one of my favorite chapters in the New Testament. The first half of Romans Chapter 5 (verses 1-11) always brings joy to my soul. I love going through verse by verse. So, there I was, sitting in my chair, grumpy and hurting … and God reminds me of the “how much more!” of my salvation.
One thing about the Bible, which makes it far different from every other book, is that it is not only read by us, but it also reads us. And that morning Scripture read me.
I had a choice, to remain in my bad attitude, or to allow the “how much more” God provides to guide me to a better one.
I think I will take a stroll in Romans 5:1-11 and remember “how much more” I have in Him. PTL
