How do we get out of this mess? We can’t. But God does what we cannot do. So while the storm of Romans 7 rages inside of us, the truth of Romans 8 has us safe and sound. Within the spiritual ecosystem of God’s saving sovereignty, in fact, our struggle is like the little squall stirred up in a snow globe. God is collecting all these little storms. He is doing something beautiful with us and even in us and through us. This is the great light that overcomes the shadow world of Romans 7. It is the good news for all of us who can’t get our act together. We are exactly the kind of people God is
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