Paul
the apostle told the people in Rome, “If
then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it
is
good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwells in
me.”,
and in
chapter
seven and verse eighteen of Romans, Paul told his readers, “in
my flesh, dwells no good thing”
where
we read:
For
I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing:
for
to will is present with me; but how
to perform that which is good I find not.
The
verse begins, “For
I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwells no good thing:”
Paul
began with the word, “for”
which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and
therefore” “I
know”
which means “Paul understood, perceived, noticed, discerned and
discovered” “that
in me”
or “that within Paul himself” “(that
is”
or “this is to say”, “in
my flesh”
which refers to “in Paul's body and earthly nature apart from
divine influence and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God”),
“dwells”
or “resides, inhabits, remains and cohabits” “no
good thing”
which means “not one single useful, salutary, pleasant, agreeable,
joyful, happy, excellent and distinguished benefit”. Paul
recognized how there was nothing about his “body nature” that was
“good”
“pleasant, useful or excellent”.
The
verse goes on to say, “for
to will is present with me; but how
to perform that which is good I find not.” Paul
added the word, “for”
which means “even as, indeed, no doubt, seeing then, verily and
therefore” “to
will”
which means “intention, resolve, determination, purpose and desire”
“is
present”
or “is near and at hand”
“with me”
which refers to Paul himself; “but”
which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be
written takes precedence over what was just stated “how
to perform”
which means “the way to accomplish, achieve, work out, fashion and
render one fit for a thing” “that
which is good”
or “the thing that is useful, salutary, pleasant, agreeable,
joyful, happy, excellent and distinguished” “I
find not”
which refers to “Paul did not discover, understand and detect”.
Paul desired to do according to “the
law of God”,
however, he could not “discover” the way to do so.
When
we consider these words of Paul, we may be able to relate to his
words. When we examine ourselves, we may see that within our “flesh”
there is “nothing good” either, and though we desire to keep
God's word, we may find ourselves failing at it miserably. Jesus
Christ came to the earth and fulfilled the “law of God”,
and where we fail, He was successful. God desires for us to “believe
and trust” in His Son Jesus who kept His “law”
perfectly, and he promises “everlasting life” to every
person who finds “no good thing” within themselves.
Next
time Paul tells his readers, “the
good that I would I do not”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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