Romans 1 ~ Praying Scripture

Please read Romans 1.

Meditate on verse 16.

For I am not ashamed of the Gospel,

 for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes,

 to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Gospel means good message, specifically the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ.  In his letter to the church in Rome, Paul examined the Gospel of Jesus Christ from every angle in order to prove salvation is by the grace of God through faith in Christ alone.  Paul is not ashamed of the Gospel because he knows it is the power of God for salvation to everybody who will believe it.  In the Gospel, God’s righteousness is revealed, and God reveals His wrath against everyone who suppresses the truth of the Gospel by living in unrighteousness.

It is a horrific place to be when a person refuses to honor God and exchanges the truth of God for a lie.  God tells you in Romans 1 that every human knows God, yet some will become fools and will deny God.  The punishment for such a deadly decision is that God will give fools over to their lusts, degrading passions, and depraved minds (Romans 1:24, 26, and 28).

God has entrusted you with loved ones whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).  Pray Romans 1:16 and 21 over them.

“LORD, please let _______________ know You,

 honor You, and always give thanks to You.

Do not let them become futile in their thinking

or let their hearts be darkened and  foolish.

Let them not be ashamed of the Gospel.

Let them believe, so they, too,

can have Your power for salvation.

In Your Name, Jesus~”