Gratitude Comes First | Cozy Afternoon Walk: Romans (S1), Ep.20

Welcome to Cozy Afternoon Walk — a short pause in your day to sit with Scripture, one verse at a time.Today's passage: Romans 7:24-25"What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death? Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!" (NIV)We tend to think gratitude has to wait — fix the problem first, then say thank you. But Paul writes this passage mid-struggle, with nothing resolved, and thanks God anyway. He isn't thanking God for a changed situation. He's thanking God for a name — the one who rescues. This episode is an invitation to stop waiting for the ache to end before you give thanks, and instead hold on today to the one who already has you.This episode is part of our season through Romans. New devotionals added regularly.This content was carefully selected and prepared by M.Div. students and faculty. To ensure accurate information delivery, an AI voice (ElevenLabs) was used for the video's narration.