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, “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).
Imagine how that moment changed for eternity the life of Simon’s family, so
much so, his boy, Rufus, would 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 stand guard as a faithful, prayerful
watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD,
let the report of ______________ obedience reach to all,
so that I
am rejoicing over them.
Let them
be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.
In Your name, Jesus~
The WATCHMAN
on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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