Re:Verse passage – Romans 9:30-33 (day five)
“Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works.”
It’s a picture and conversation that parents and grandparents of young children experience all the time. When offered help or guidance with a task or responsibility, a young child will reject and dismiss the help and guidance (grace) and demand that they do it themselves. Why? Maybe a couple of reasons. First, perhaps they want to say, “I did it on my own.” Do t wa t to share any of the credit or glory. Second, they really don’t think they need any help. (I got this) Or third, maybe they really don’t “believe” that the parent or one offering help can really help at all.
Maybe it’s more than a picture, perhaps it is a glimpse into the human heart. Selfish. Prideful. Non-trusting. But faith undoes these lines of thinking. Faith reveals to us that we really do need help and guidance. Life and sin are bigger than me. It brings humility to say, “I don’t have to do this on my own.” (I want to give glory to God). And ultimately, faith assures us that it is God who is faithful to do and accomplish what He has promised.
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