Please read Romans 16.
Meditate on verse 19.
For the report of your obedience has reached to all; therefore, I am
rejoicing over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in
what is evil.
You have come to the last chapter in Romans, the chapter you
might be tempted to skip because it contains 35 names of people you may have
never heard of. It is like those Old
Testament genealogy chapters which are sometimes described as boring. Remember that “all Scripture is inspired by
God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in
righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16).” Romans
16 is no exception.
First, the names are fascinating. For example, Rufus, in verse 13, is the son
of Simon of Cyrene, who was “pressed into service” by the Roman soldiers to
carry the cross of Christ (Mark 15:21).
It is fun to imagine how that moment changed for eternity the life of
Simon’s family, so much so that his boy, Rufus, will later be described by Paul
as “a choice man in the Lord” (Romans 16:13).
The descriptions that accompany the 35 names are great
phrases to pray over yourself and others.
Pray for these to characterize you and those you love.
*A helper
of many
*Risked
their own necks for my life
*Worked
hard for you
*Outstanding
among the apostles
*Fellow
worker in Christ
*The
approved in Christ
*In the
Lord
*Workers in
the Lord
*Worked
hard in the Lord
*A choice
man in the Lord
*Host to me
and to the whole church
Also pray Romans 16:19 over those for whom you are standing
guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD, let the report
of ________________’s obedience reach to all,
so that I am
rejoicing over them.
Please let __________________
be wise in what is good
and innocent in what
is evil.
In Your Name, Jesus~”
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