A Prayer about Being Motivated by Gratitude

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1

Dear Father,

As a woman who can tend to be motivated by guilt,

I am so thankful for the book of Romans!

Paul lays out his argument so clearly:

grace reigns through righteousness

and leads to eternal life (Romans 5:21),

there is “no condemnation for those

who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1).

And yet, this grace in Jesus Christ

doesn’t lead us to sin freely (Romans 8:12-13);

it leads us to live and love freely out of gratitude.

Yes! Grace leads to gratitude.

Charis leads to eucharisteo.

But wait—there’s even more good news—

it doesn’t even make sense

to continue in sin, the way of death,

because we have been raised with Christ,

who defeated sin and death (Romans 6:4-11).

Today and every day, let us bask in this good news

and celebrate and live out the reality

that grace reigns in us

through our Savior Jesus Christ!

Amen.

Read Romans 8:1-17.