God's Law and Goodness

TUESDAYFebruary 9
God's Law and Goodness
Read Romans 7:7–12. What point is Paul making about the law here? Why does he stress that the law is good?  

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The problem some have with the law of God is a misunderstanding of its role in the plan of salvation. When we go to the doctor with an ailment, there must first be a diagnosis before there can be a treatment. The problem comes when folk confuse the
diagnosis with the treatment. The law of God not only serves as the standard, but it also occupies a diagnostic role in the salvation process. Paul states simply that without the law he would not have known what sin was. The law, then, diagnoses us all as sinners. Without this diagnosis, there is little incentive to come to Jesus for healing.
In the plan of salvation, the law of God is indispensable, because without the law there is no sin, and without sin there is no need for a Savior.
In Psalm 40:8, David writes, “I delight to do Your will, O my God, and Your law is within my heart”(NKJV). Why, then, might some people believe that keeping the law is a burden?  

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We sometimes think of law as a prohibition—a “Thou shalt not.” And there is some truth to that. Yet, at the same time, there are infinitely more things we can do than we cannot do. Think, too, of all the practical benefits of keeping God’s law. Think of the ways it improves the quality of our life here and now. Shouldn’t we trust in God’s goodness enough to know that if He forbids it, then it must not be good for us?
Do you find keeping the law to be a burden? If so, why? If the Bible says that keeping the law is a delight, what are we doing wrong if it’s a burden to us?