December 1st, 25: The Law, The Spirit, and Coming Home: Understanding Romans Chapters 5 to 8

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TODAY'S EPISODE:

Welcome to the Daily Radio Bible, where we gather together each day to journey through the Scriptures and warm our hearts by the fires of God’s love. On this very first day of December, your host Hunter invites you to reflect on how far we’ve come this year as we near the completion of reading the entire Bible together.

In today’s episode, Hunter guides us through Romans chapters 5 to 8, exploring profound truths about grace, hope, and freedom found in Christ. We’ll be reminded that our faith isn’t about tallying pages read, but about encountering Jesus—the very heart and purpose of God’s Word. Together, we’ll consider the depth of our human need, the purpose of the law, and the unparalleled gift of God’s inseparable love.

Take a moment to breathe, pray, and remember: you are loved. Join us as we continue this journey, encourage one another, and let God’s joy be our strength.

TODAY'S DEVOTION:

We are so far from home. All of humanity is lost. It was lost in the garden—lost to the self, lost to sin, lost because of Satan, lost because of a lie. We are so very lost, far more lost than we ever knew. That is why God has given us the law. Sin is so deceptive that it minimizes our plight. We are blind to how lost we are, but the law opens our eyes and shows us just how far from home we truly are. God gave us his word to open our eyes, to prepare us to see and understand the living Word—the Logos, the incarnate Son of God. He is the telos—the point, the purpose, the complete exposition of who God is and who we are in God.

Humanity wasn’t made for the law. The law was made for us. Humanity was made for God. The law isn’t the point—God is the point. Our life in God is what Jesus has come to demonstrate and to make possible for everyone. My prayer is that I will see the blessing of the law, its intent and purpose, and that I will let the law point me to the one I was made for: Jesus. He is the telos. He is the purpose and the point.

He has come to reveal himself to you and to the whole world, that we might be set free, that we might be found, that we might come home. May God open our eyes to see him. That’s the prayer I have for my own soul. That’s the prayer I have for my family: my wife, my daughters, and my son. And that’s the prayer I have for you. May it be so.

TODAY'S PRAYERS:

And now let us pray.

Lord of heaven and earth, you have awakened us in your mercy once more.
Still our anxious minds, quiet our striving hearts, and help us to rest in the knowledge that we are held by you.
May we walk in step with your spirit today—not ahead, not behind, but beside you in trust and love through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

O God of all peoples, you formed every soul in your image and breathed life into every heart.
Open the eyes of the nations, soften hearts grown cold, and teach us to live as neighbors and friends.
Let your spirit move in power, renew the face of the earth, and usher in your reign of peace.
Amen.

And now, Lord, let me be a bearer of your peace.
Where voices divide, let me speak grace.
Where fear takes root, let me plant trust.
Where the world rushes on, let me walk with you.
May I seek not to climb, but to kneel; not to win, but to love; not to grasp, but to give.
For it is in emptying that we are filled, in surrender that we are strengthened, and in union with you that we find our truest joy.
Amen.

And now, as our Lord has taught us, we are bold to pray:

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever.
Amen.

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