The Hand That Stayed Open | Cozy Afternoon Walk: Romans (S1), Ep.39

Welcome to Cozy Afternoon Walk — a short pause in your day to sit with Scripture, one verse at a time.Today's passage: Romans 10:21"But concerning Israel he says, 'All day long I have held out my hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.'" (NIV)Picture someone standing at a window, watching a road, long after they should have given up hope. That's the picture Paul paints of God at the end of Romans 10 — a hand held out all day long, toward people who kept walking the other way. It's the same picture Jesus gave us in the story of the prodigal son: a father who was already running before his son even reached the gate. Today we sit with one hard, comforting truth — that hand didn't wait for us to turn around first. It was open long before we ever took a step back. Wherever you've been walking today, that hand hasn't moved.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.