God's Minute | Romans 9:30

 

Romans 9:30 (KJV)

“What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.”

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Reflection

Romans 9:30 flips a common assumption on its head.

Paul points out something surprising:
those who weren’t even chasing righteousness found it —
while many who worked hard for it missed it.

Why?
Because one group tried to earn it, and the other simply received it.

This verse reminds us that righteousness is not a reward for effort, discipline, or religious pedigree. It is a gift accessed by faith.

Not by:

• perfect behavior

• lineage

• rules alone

• moral scorekeeping

But by:

• trust

• surrender

• believing God’s promise

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Life Insight

There’s a quiet warning here:

You can be very busy with God
and still miss God’s way.

Faith isn’t passive — but it is humble.
It stops striving and starts trusting.

Just like in life and leadership:

• You can chase success and never feel fulfilled.

• Or you can align with truth and walk into what you were never forcing.

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Spiritual Principle

Righteousness is not achieved.
It is received.

And it is received:

• not through performance

• but through relationship

• not by control

• but by faith

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Short Prayer

Lord,
keep me from trusting in my own effort
more than in Your promise.
Teach me to walk by faith,
not by fear or striving.
Amen

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From: “God's Minute: A Book of 365 Daily Prayers Sixty Seconds Long for Home Worship”