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Romans 3: You Cannot Earn What God Freely Gives | Daily Devotion Series · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

• 0:04
  Pastor Robert Young: Today's meditation is coming from the book of Romans, chapter three.
• 0:10
  Pastor Robert Young: Paul delivers one of the most important truths in Scripture.
• 0:15
  Pastor Robert Young: All people, Jew and Gentile, are under sin and fall short of God's glory.
• 0:24
  Pastor Robert Young: But into that hopelessness comes the blazing center of the gospel.
• 0:30
  Pastor Robert Young: We are made righteous, not by works, but by faith in Jesus Christ.
• 0:37
  Pastor Robert Young: God Himself provides the righteousness we could never achieve.
• 0:44
  Pastor Robert Young: Paul begins by affirming that the Jews' advantage, having God's word, is real, yet their failures do not cancel God's faithfulness.
• 0:56
  Pastor Robert Young: Even when humans are unfaithful, God remains true.
• 1:02
  Pastor Robert Young: Paul strings together a series of scriptures to show the universal condition of humanity.
• 1:10
  Pastor Robert Young: None is righteous, no one seeks God, and all have turned away.
• 1:16
  Pastor Robert Young: This is not meant to crush us, but to level the playing field.
• 1:21
  Pastor Robert Young: No one can claim moral superiority.
• 1:26
  Pastor Robert Young: The law is holy, but it cannot make anyone righteous.
• 1:31
  Pastor Robert Young: It functions like a mirror, showing us our condition, but unable to cleanse us.
• 1:40
  Pastor Robert Young: Paul announces the turning point.
• 1:43
  Pastor Robert Young: A righteousness from God has been revealed apart from the law.
• 1:49
  Pastor Robert Young: The righteousness comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.
• 1:56
  Pastor Robert Young: God presented Jesus as a sacrifice of atonement, demonstrating his justice and mercy at the same time.
• 2:08
  Pastor Robert Young: Since salvation is by faith, not works, no one can boast.
• 2:14
  Pastor Robert Young: Jew and Gentile alike are justified the same way through trusting in Jesus Christ.
• 2:29
  Pastor Robert Young: Friends, let's take three minutes to reflect on the following question.
• 2:35
  Pastor Robert Young: Where am I still trying to earn God's approval?
• 2:40
  Pastor Robert Young: And how can I more deeply rest in the righteousness He freely gives through Jesus Christ?
• 5:36
  Pastor Robert Young: Repeat this with me, and throughout your day, I am made righteous not by my effort, but by God's grace.
• 5:46
  Pastor Robert Young: Through faith in Jesus, I stand fully accepted, fully loved, and fully restored.
• 6:04
  Pastor Robert Young: Our closing prayer.
• 6:15
  Pastor Robert Young: Thank you for Jesus, who reveals your justice and mercy perfectly.
• 6:22
  Pastor Robert Young: Lord, teach me to rest in your grace, to let go of striving, and to walk confidently in the freedom of faith.
• 6:34
  Pastor Robert Young: Father, shape my heart to reflect your love and truth in every part of my life.
• 6:42
  Pastor Robert Young: For Christ's sake.
• 6:45
  Pastor Robert Young: Amen.