ROMANS 7 - VICTORY IN CHRIST

 

Romans 7

shows the struggle inside every believer—the tension between the desire to do God’s will and the reality of human weakness.

 

1.      CHRISTIAN STRUGGLE IS NORMAL

v 7:15 – “For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.”

·       believers experience an inner war between the desire to obey God and the pull of the sinful nature.

·       struggle is not proof of spiritual failure — it is proof of spiritual life. Dead people don’t fight. Only the living do.

Don’t hide your struggles. Bring them into the light. Spiritual battle is normal for growing believers.

2.      THE LAW REVEALS BUT NOT HEALS

v 7:7–12 – The Law shows us sin, but cannot save us from it.

·       The Law exposes the dirt but cannot wash it off.

·       Self-effort cannot free us from the power of sin.

Stop relying on willpower alone; rely on the Spirit’s power.

3.      VICTORY IN CHRIST

v 7:24–25 – “Who will rescue me…? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!”

·       Our hope is not in discipline, not in consistency, not in our strength BUT IN JESUS CHRIST.

·       He sees our fight; He knows our weakness so He supplies the GRACE

When you fail, run to Christ, not away from Him.

Victory is not achieved — it is received through Jesus.

Let us pray:

Lord, we thank you for Your Word that once again reminds us of our weaknesses, apart from You we are indeed nothing. Thank You for the clarity that You are our only Hope. Our victory is in You alone. 

Lord, help us to hate sin, love the righteousness and to depend fully in your grace. Thank you that our struggle has no condemnation. You see our fights, our failures, our struggles and You supply the grace that we need – Your grace is indeed sufficient.  Our struggle is real but You are more real.
Amen.