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Monday, August 16, 2010

Romans 1:23-28c

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.

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.

(v23-28, NIV)

What do you do when you're in a situation like this? What is the solution for those whom God has given over to certain things? The initial problem is the exchange of God's glory for something else. Anything exchanged for God's glory is infinitely inferior and entirely unacceptable. You should restore God's glory to its proper place where it deserves to be. It makes sense, doesn't it? If the main problem is the exchange that takes place, then go back to before the exchange. Undo the events of the exchange and bring God's glory back to its proper place.

This is probably easier said than done. However, we can have hope because it isn't really by our own strength and power. The only way sin can be defeated in our lives is by the power of God. If we fight with our own strength, we are doomed to fail. Continue to put your faith in Christ and him alone. He is more than able.

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