The good that I would,
I do not do.
It grips at my heart,
For I know I should.
Instead I do,
What I would do not.
The nature within me,
Tells good, it cannot.
O wretched man that I am!
I am torn in between.
My heart and my flesh,
The victor, unseen.
Who can save me,
From this anguish inside?
This war that rages,
My heart can’t abide.
I need a savior,
To rescue my soul.
From the nature within me,
That tries to take hold.
Only One has the power,
For this battle to win.
The salvation of God,
Triumphs over sin.
It is His gift of mercy,
He so graciously gave.
Where He stands in the gap,
By His grace we are saved.
My heart has a Savior,
To do the good that it would.
My soul has a redeemer,
Where God’s love came and stood.
I would what I should,
On my own, I cannot.
But God’s gift made a way,
That I could, what I’m not.
Wendi Maddox
Author’s Look~
Congratulations if you made it to the end of that tongue twister that can take us back to our days of reading Dr. Suess:) The words are also very reflective of its title, Romans 7. Paul was writing a very descriptive tale of his anguished human heart, while reminding us that we are all in this same boat of humanity. Back and forth, the heart and mind rage, as we try to win this Christian race.
This was all taken from a sermon preached by Rev. Jeremy White some years ago, and it struck me that day, just how much we have this constant conversation going on in our heads at times. Yes. . . No . . .I Will . . .I Won’t . . Gahhhhh, Help Me! And He does. God is there, every single moment, making a way for us to do the good. He is the Savior of our sinful heart, and His grace paves the way down the road we wish to walk with Him.
Romans 7:15 (KJV). . . .For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
The struggle is real and God knows our frame. Paul gave thanks for the faith He had in Jesus Christ, for he knew that was the only way to win this war. For that, I give thanks too!
God’s gift made a way, that I could, what I’m not.