Romans 7 ~ Praying God's Word

Please read Romans 7.

Meditate on verses 24-25a

Wretched man that I am!

 Who will set me free from the body of this death?

Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!

In Romans 6, Paul commanded you to consider yourself dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. He exhorted you not to let sin reign in your mortal body and not go on presenting the members of your body to sin but to present yourself as an instrument of righteousness to God. In chapter 7, Paul illustrated the only way you can keep those commands. Paul used the pronouns “I,” “me,” and “my” nearly 50 times in Romans 7. They are used in the context of frustration and apparent defeat in Paul’s battle with sin. “My flesh;” “I practice the very evil;” “sin dwells in me;” “wretched man that I am!”

If you are united with Christ, then “I,” “me,” and “my” should no longer be your focus. If you are the focus of your life, then Romans 7 probably describes you. Like Paul, you must come to the end of yourself and realize it is ALL about Jesus Christ your LORD. The struggle with sin is born out of selfishness. Paul realized he could not conquer sin in his life. Jesus Christ was the only one who ever conquered sin. Let Him conquer yours today.

Pray Romans 7:24-25 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

“LORD, and I are wretched people apart from You.

Only You can set us free from this body of death.


Thank You, God, through Jesus Christ our LORD,


we can be free from sin!”

The WATCHMAN on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell