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12  Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12   I think these are good words to meditate on during your quiet time.  Be joyful…patient…faithful.  Seeing the words in this way, and thinking about what they mean in the Christian context, don’t they blend well together?  Can’t you see yourself having …

  11  Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.Romans 12:11   “Zeal” and “fervor” in our text infers an inner excitement one has about the Lord in your life.  If its inside, then it ought to be shown on the outside, as a consistent part of your personality.  There …

10  Be devoted to one another in love.  Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10   I found this fearless prayer of humility that I think is appropriate for the devotional verse today.  Written by a Catholic Cardinal Merry del Val in the 16th century, it feeds my soul.  Repeat this prayer, so it may feed …

9  Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Romans 12:9   For Paul showing genuine love was crucial in building a fellowship.  Being “real” kept you from isolating yourself in a shell, or trapping yourself in your own insecurities.  Think about the friendships and relationships you will nurture today.  …

3  For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. Romans 12:3   God has given you gifts.  Not just life, health …

4  For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, 5 so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:4,5   “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.”  We are spiritually stronger …

3  For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. Romans 12:3   A careful look at this verse reveals a connection …

2  Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is-his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2   Paul says to the Romans you have a choice in how you look at your world …

1  Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God-this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1   Romans was Paul’s great book – a text that he knew would be read by those who held the seat of …

8  Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people! 9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a man who was lame and are being asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by …