Today's Bible reading is the 3rd chapter of the Book of Romans. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+3&version=NASB

In today's scripture reading we find two of the most fundamentally important doctrines of our faith. The first is the universal effect of sin on the world. "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" we read in verse 23. In verse 10 we read that "there is none righteous, not even one", in verse 11 we are told "there is none who seeks for God" and in verse 12 we read that "there is none who does good, there is not even one." That man is utterly incapable of pleasing God in his fallen condition is made clear by the whole of God's word. That we are dependent upon Him to provide a remedy for the sin condition is equally clear. The second fundamentally important doctrine would be that of justification by faith and faith alone. A justification, that we see from today's passage, is "a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus". Yes, all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, but God is glorified when by His grace, He is both "just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus". Oh, to be thankful for the faithfulness of God.