Romans Road Part Four – Make it Personal

Romans Road Part Four – Make it Personal

As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." Mark 5: 18-19 NIV

As cool as the Romans Road is, I think it incomplete. The Romans Road tells us the process and procedure of salvation. The Romans Road is sort of like lifting the hood on a car. You get to see the inner workings, why it does what it does. But you need to get on the road to truly experience it.

My Romans Road has not been anything that I would have expected. While on the road I have had to face my failure as a husband, father, son, brother and as a friend. I think it odd how pain and failure has caused me to see things more clearly, or at least differently. I now understand the words from a song I heard, "We fall down, but we get up". I am starting to understand Grace, now that I have a real need for it. But pain is not the only thing I found on the road.

This world, the struggles and the pain do not represent the whole of life. My road is brimming with hope too. I am looking forward to the days that Jesus has promised. He says that he will turn the bad experiences into something good for the ones that depend on him. And he says that he is preparing a place for me that is so awesome, I will need to see it to believe it. And you know what, I believe him. For I have seen enough in this world, to believe him for the next.

While traveling on the road I sometimes look back and see a strange sort of redemption at work. From God’s view, my redemption was purchase a few thousand years ago. From my perspective it is something that is being worked out daily. I am starting to see that God has purchased me from my exploits and failures. The currency He used was His son…, battered and nailed to a cross. When I look around me I see the prayers of family, friends and even strangers. Their prayers (and God’s Spirit) are my traveling companions. They buoy me when I am down. And when I look ahead I see... well, I’ll wait for you to join me on the road. You will be able to see it for yourself.