Contemplative Bible Reading

Romans 1:17 (New Living Translation)

This Good News tells us how God makes us right in his sight..

I try to notice sentences like this in the Bible. There is a big flashing blue light (remember K-Mart?) on the page. Pay attention here!

The good news, the gospel, the (hi)story of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, God on earth…this tells us something. W H A T ?

It tells us how God makes me right in His sight. Whoa. Tell me. Tell me. Tell me this good news. I can’t be “right” in this sight of the Creator. There is no way I can be. But here is something that can make me right. What is it? What is it? What is it? Please tell me!

Okay. Sit a moment. Listen. God will reveal what and who makes me right in his sight. And it isn’t that complicated. Oh, thank you God.