Cliffe Knechtle reads Romans 7:19, 24–25 There’s a war inside us. Not one the world can see, but one we feel every day. We want to do what’s right. We long to obey, to honor God, to live holy lives. But somehow, we keep falling short. Temptation whispers. Flesh pulls. And we’re left wondering why we stumble in the very areas we prayed over the night before. Paul felt it too. He didn’t hide behind religious performance. He admitted the tension: “I don’t do what I want. I do what I hate.” That’s not defeat. It’s the beginning of honesty. And honesty is the first step toward freedom. We are not saved because we win every battle. We are saved because Jesus already won the war. The cross wasn’t for the righteous. It was for the wretched. For the ones who cry out, “Who will rescue me?” And the answer echoes through eternity—Jesus Christ. You’re not disqualified because you struggle. You're not too far gone because you're still fighting. If anything, the fight is evidence that the Spir...