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Our part in the unfolding mystery of God's eternal plan and purpose is to extend the good news of Jesus to those around us: we BELIEVE Jesus is Lord, we CONFESS Jesus is Lord, and we DECLARE Jesus is Lord.

Paul helps us understand what God has done to save us through the death of Christ. He then uses the example of Abraham, which inspires us to not only be justified by faith but also to live a life of adventure by faith.

Romans is not, ultimately, about some big and complicated ideas, but about a person – Jesus Christ. In him all of the promises of Scripture and longings of the human heart find their fulfilment.

The critical importance of the Word of God for the Christian believer. What does God want to say to you today? What does God want to say to us today?

When playing our part in the coming of God’s kingdom we will inevitably face trouble and opposition. But God uses these things to build something far more important than a wall: faith.

What does it mean to have living faith? You have to accept the good news of Jesus, receive Jesus’ righteousness through faith, and experience the power of Jesus for salvation.

Like Thomas, we should not push down our doubts. Instead, we should “doubt our doubts”, hold them up to the light, hold them up to God.

It is in the desperate places that we learn what walking by faith really means, where God teaches us his way. We should expect experiences that make the psalms living and active songs for our desperate souls.

Are we prepared to go out of our depth and let ourselves get caught up in God’s story?

Our God is with us through thick and thin. Jesus understands. Trust him.