2026年11月13日｜星期五
今日经文｜罗马书 7:15
“因为我所作的，我自己不明白。我所愿意的，我并不作；我所恨恶的，我倒去作。”
灵修
保罗在这节经文中，坦诚地描述了人内心的挣扎。明明知道什么是对的，却不一定做得到；明明知道什么是不好的，却有时控制不住自己。
这样的矛盾，我们并不陌生。
我们想要温柔，却在情绪激动时说出伤人的话；想要饶恕，却仍然紧抓着过去的委屈；想要亲近神，却常常被生活中的忙碌和诱惑分散注意力。
为什么知道真理，却不一定活得出真理？
因为知道什么是对的，与拥有行出来的能力，是两回事。
保罗在罗马书第七章揭示了罪在人里面的影响。人的问题不只是缺乏知识，更是靠自己无法完全胜过罪的辖制。
然而，保罗并没有停留在挣扎与绝望中。他在罗马书7:24发出呼喊：“我真是苦啊！谁能救我脱离这取死的身体呢？”
紧接着，他给出了答案：“感谢神，靠着我们的主耶稣基督就能脱离了。”（罗马书7:25）
这让我们看见，基督徒的生命不是靠意志力不断证明自己有多好，而是承认自己的软弱，学习倚靠基督，并顺服圣灵的引导。
神并没有要求我们单凭自己的力量成为完全的人。祂邀请我们在每一次失败中回转，在每一次挣扎中更加倚靠祂。
真正的属灵成长，不是从此不再挣扎，而是在挣扎中越来越懂得依靠主。
今日默想
我生命中是否也有一些明知应该改变，却一直无法胜过的习惯、情绪或软弱？
当我再次失败时，我是陷入自责，还是愿意来到主面前，寻求祂的帮助？
今日祷告
亲爱的天父，
祢知道我的内心，也看见我的挣扎。有时我明明知道什么是对的，却没有力量去行；有时我不愿意做的事，反而一再重复。
主啊，求祢赦免我的软弱，也帮助我不再单靠自己的意志力改变生命。
求圣灵提醒我、引导我，使我不只是明白祢的话语，更有力量活出祢的真理。
当我跌倒时，帮助我重新站起来；当我挣扎时，教导我更加倚靠祢。
愿我每天少一点依靠自己，多一点顺服圣灵，让基督的生命渐渐在我里面彰显。
奉主耶稣基督的名祷告，阿们。
I Want to Do What Is Right, Yet I Fail to Do It
November 13, 2026 | Friday
Today’s Scripture | Romans 7:15
“For what I do I do not understand. For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do.” (NKJV)
Devotion
In this verse, Paul honestly describes the struggle within the human heart. We know what is right, yet we do not always do it. We know what is wrong, yet sometimes we find ourselves doing the very things we wish to avoid.
This inner conflict is something we all experience.
We want to be gentle, yet in moments of frustration, we speak words that hurt others. We want to forgive, yet we continue holding on to past hurts. We desire to draw closer to God, yet the busyness and temptations of life often distract us.
Why is it that knowing the truth does not always mean we can live it out?
Because knowing what is right and having the strength to do it are two different things.
In Romans chapter 7, Paul reveals the influence of sin within us. Our problem is not simply a lack of knowledge, but our inability to overcome the power of sin through our own strength.
Yet Paul does not remain in struggle and despair. In Romans 7:24, he cries out:
“O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?”
Immediately afterward, he gives the answer:
“I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!” (Romans 7:25)
This reminds us that the Christian life is not about constantly proving how good we are through our own willpower. Rather, it is about acknowledging our weaknesses, learning to depend on Christ, and following the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
God does not expect us to become perfect through our own strength. He invites us to return to Him whenever we fail and to depend on Him more deeply through every struggle.
True spiritual growth does not mean we will never struggle again, but that through our struggles, we learn to depend more and more on the Lord.
Today’s Reflection
Are there habits, emotions, or weaknesses in my life that I know I should change, yet continue to struggle with?
When I fail again, do I fall into self-condemnation, or am I willing to come before the Lord and seek His help?
Today’s Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father,
You know my heart, and You see my struggles. Sometimes I know what is right, yet I lack the strength to do it. At other times, I find myself repeatedly doing the very things I do not want to do.
Lord, please forgive my weaknesses and help me stop relying solely on my own willpower to change my life.
May the Holy Spirit remind me and guide me, so that I may not only understand Your Word but also have the strength to live out Your truth.
When I fall, help me rise again. When I struggle, teach me to depend more deeply on You.
May I rely less on myself and surrender more to the Holy Spirit each day, allowing the life of Christ to become increasingly evident in me.
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.
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