Romans 1

It always amazes me how dedicated Paul is to the work of the Lord, and not only dedicated but excited. I think it is impossible to read through Romans and not be excited about sharing the word of the Lord. When I look at verses 16 and 17 I read about how unashamed Paul is of the gospel, how regardless of what is going on in the world, regardless of who it is, Paul is stoked to share the good news of Christ. He says for it is by the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes… That is a reassuring thing for me to read considering my profession. That it isn’t my job to save students, it isn’t about me or how cool a program that I could put together but it is about the power of God. My job is to simply make that bridge to good available for my students and let God take it from there, besides, He is a lot better at it than I would ever be.

I guess that might be why in the second half of chapter 1 Paul begins talking about the difference between a foolish and a wise man as well as unbelief and the consequences that it holds for those who don’t love Jesus. We all need to take a step back and realize that it is all about God, not us, so whatever it may be that you are doing, do it for God… after all I think that is the very definition of worship.