Day 5

The Cross from Paul's Point of View

Scripture:

Read or listen to Romans 5.


Reflection Questions:

1. What details in this chapter catch your eye?
2. What stands out about the timing of Christ’s death (Rom 5:6, 8)?
3. What would it look like to “rejoice in hope in the glory of God” (Rom 5:2) today?


Prayer:

Lord!

I am yours!

Your mercy is mine to pardon me.

Your blood is mine to cleanse me.

Your merits are mine to justify me.

Your righteousness is mine to clothe me.

Your Spirit is mine to lead me.

Your grace is mine to enrich me.

Lord! Here I am; do with me as seems good in your own eyes.

Thomas Brooks, “My Amen to Your Amen,” in Piercing Heaven: Prayers of the Puritans, ed. Robert Elmer (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2019), 164-165.