018 RIC Biblical Articles - O wretched man that I am, who will deliver me?
018 RIC- Biblical Articles O wretched man that I am! 21-02-2025 Click here to listen Greetings, precious soul, O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? (Romans 7:24). Paul’s words are sharp and direct. He exclaims: ‘O wretched man that I am!’ This is not merely a superficial cry, but a deep struggle. He wants to do what is good, yet time and again he feels the pull of sin. He longs to serve God, but he is confronted with his own weakness. This is a struggle that every believer knows. We desire to walk in obedience, yet we stumble over our own flesh. We long to live in holiness, yet we see how deeply sin is rooted in us. ' For that which I do, I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I' (Romans 7:15). Paul asks a question: ‘Who shall deliver me? '’ Notice that he does not ask, 'How can I improve myself?' or 'What must I do to become stronger?' No, he is not looking for a what, but for a wh...