Episode 33

Romans 8:32 | God Already Did the Hardest Thing

You have asked for something small and been told no. Not for a real reason. The extra rehearsal, the one piece of gear, the Sunday off. After enough of those you stop asking, and you call it being low maintenance. Then you start praying like that too.

Romans 8:32 is not a promise. It is an argument. This verse gets used to sell people things God never said, so hear what all things means. Paul already told you what the good is, conformed to the image of his Son, and all things is everything that gets you there. The word carrying the weight is spare. For years I fought my pastor about Christmas, trying to give my teams eight days back after they worked four they should have been off. I got most of it most years. I never won it all the way. That is what wanting to give looks like when you have a ceiling. God does not have that meeting.

Anchored in Romans 8:32. Part of a verse-by-verse season through the interior-life chapter of the New Testament.

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Formation to Transformation | A Worship Devotional
A short, daily Scripture devotional for worship leaders, musicians, and church techs. 2 to 5 minutes a morning, verse by verse.

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Ryan Loche

Dr. Ryan Loche (PhD) is a worship pastor, professor, and theologian helping worship leaders and everyday disciples be formed by Scripture over time. He leads The Church Collective, a training network for worship, creative, and production leaders. Ryan’s work centers on worship as formation before expression and the slow, faithful transformation of becoming like Jesus.