Romans 1

Good morning, Father. I am proud of your gospel. It is the power, your divine sovereign power, to salvation for each of us who believe.

In your gospel, your plan for my perfect righteousness is revealed from faith to faith. You have written to me, “The just shall live by faith”. You have shown me that I am justified by faith in my Lord Jesus, your Christ.

You have also revealed your wrath from heaven for those who will not believe, for those who live ungodly and unrighteously and continue in that life without conviction or repentance.

There are many who suppress the truth even though you, Father, have manifested yourself to them. For since the creation of the world, you have shown your invisible attributes clearly in the things that are made.

Yet much of mankind will not glorify you as God. They are not thankful, instead they are futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts grow even darker.

They profess to be wise, and instead, become more and more foolish until finally, they belong totally to their vile passions.