067- SRP: DAY TWENTY NINE Romans 15:14-33

Today we are reading Romans 15:14-33, and friends, it is the beginning of the end. We have entered the “Closing” section of Paul’s letter form. This is where he tells those he is writing to about his plans, where he is, where he is going, and in the final chapter he will do a lot of name dropping. We will talk about that tomorrow. I love verse fourteen. I hope this won’t be the last or only letter you read, written by Paul, because the more you read of Paul’s writing, the more you hear his personality. I’m just  thinking about all the really tough stuff that Paul wrote in this letter. Some of it was really difficult for me to swallow, so I can’t imagine how difficult it must have been to read and put into practice for the people to whom he was writing. People whose entire lives had been turned upside down by the life of Jesus and the grafting in of the Gentiles. Of course, when I say it like that, maybe we have more in common with them than I allow myself to think. Every one of us, if we don’t feel like the life and teachings of Jesus has turned our life upside down… well, we might be doing it wrong. And I wouldn’t be here talking about this today if the Gentiles hadn’t been added into the family tree. 

Anyways, all of the things Paul has said throughout this letter, and then chapter 15, verse 14, “I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another.” Seriously Paul?! Then why did you have to get so serious back in, you know, chapters 1-11? Well verse 15 tells us why. “But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God.” 

Paul had a job to do, and he knew it.

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