The Pit Was Never the Plan | Cozy Afternoon Walk: Romans (S1), Ep.28

Welcome to Cozy Afternoon Walk — a short pause in your day to sit with Scripture, one verse at a time.Today's passage: Romans 3:5-8"But if our unrighteousness brings out God's righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? ... Why not say — as some slanderously claim that we say — 'Let us do evil that good may result'? Their condemnation is just." (NIV)We've all asked some version of this question about our own lives: if something good eventually came out of a betrayal, does that mean the betrayal itself was God's plan all along? A man sold for silver by his own brothers. A king who lost his throne. A friend who walked away in the dark. Each story could be read as a script God wrote in advance — until we look closer at what was actually said, and by whom. The hatred stays hatred. The loss stays loss. And yet none of it was ever the plan. Today's reflection follows three of Scripture's darkest betrayals to a single, steady distinction — and an invitation to stop naming our own wounds after a plan they were never part of.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.