Where Sin Rises, Grace Rises Higher | Cozy Afternoon Walk: Romans (S1), Ep.16

Welcome to Cozy Afternoon Walk — a short pause in your day to sit with Scripture, one verse at a time.Today's passage: Romans 5:20"The law was added so that the trespass might increase. But where sin increased, grace increased all the more." (NIV)A levee doesn't ask permission before it breaks — the water just keeps rising, faster than anyone can hold it back. Paul says something similar happens with sin: the law doesn't create the flood, it just switches on the light and shows us how high the water already was. But that's not where this verse leaves us. Where sin rises, grace rises higher still — not just enough to hold the line, but enough to cover the whole valley with room to spare. This isn't a loophole for sinning more; it's a picture of how far grace was always willing to go.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.