Re:Verse reading–Romans 5:1-11 (day five)
Romans 5:6 “For while we were still helpless”. I’ve seen glimpses of “Helpless” in a few scenes from my experiences: Over 16 years ago- our newborn baby girl who was unable to feed, clean, or clothe herself. Recently- a terrified father sitting in the front passenger seat unable to turn, stop, or accelerate the vehicle while aforementioned daughter learns how to drive/aim a car. There is a common thread in these pictures. Both helpless characters in these pictures were “unable” to have any control to influence, change, or fix their circumstance. We don’t like to think of ourselves as “helpless”. Yet, in a spiritual sense, that’s how the Scripture describes us, and how the Lord sees us. We are all Helpless in that we are unable to change or correct our spiritually dead condition. What a kind and generous God we have, that offers life (rescue, hope, and salvation) to us, the helpless.
