Wages or Gift

A quick note before we begin: As I mentioned yesterday, Jody and I re-recorded fresh episodes for Days 19 and 20 after an earlier numbering mix-up. Yesterday we sent out Day 19, and today Day 20 is here. Thanks again for your patience.Day 20: Wages or GiftImagine two envelopes on a table. One is a paycheck, every cent earned, owed to you, fair to the last penny, and it’s all the work will ever give. The other is a gift, your name on the front in someone else’s hand, holding something you did nothing to deserve and could never have bought.In today’s episode, Jody and I work through Romans 6:19-23, where Paul lays those two envelopes side by side and asks a question worth considering: what has your sin actually paid you, and what has God offered instead? Sin advertises the pleasure and hides the bill. God hands you a gift you could never earn. By the end of the chapter Paul brings it all to one stunning line, and it turns on the difference between wages and a gift.Grab your Bible, settle in, and listen along with Jody and me. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikecleveland.substack.com/subscribe