Spend time in prayer and silence with God, asking Him to meet with you and speak to you.
Bible Reading
Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, He gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
– Romans 1:28-32
Devotion
Paul closes out this chapter showing the natural progression of rejecting God’s Truth. Even though God’s Truth is available to everyone, not everyone will embrace it. Those who reject the Truth of God eventually will become cheerleaders for the other side. Man has a revelation from God, but he flagrantly flaunts it by defying the judgment of God against such sins. He continues to practice them and applauds and approves those who do the same. Paul has now laid a foundation for the need and reason for Biblical Christianity. He will summarize this in chapter three when he writes, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
The Big Question
What did Paul mean when he wrote, “He (God) gave them over to a depraved mind?” As you look at the list of sins that follow man’s rebellion against God, is there anything that stands out in your own life?
Conclude your time in prayer and silence, reflecting on what God revealed to you today.