Reading the Word of God for us is like a child reading a letter from his father. The Bible to us is the greatest manual we could ever read and learn from. It details our journey and all the trappings we will face along the way. It continues to encourage and inspire us to die daily for others as our risen Christ died for us. It allows us to discern the false prophets and teachers, which allows us to stay on the path that only God created us for. We draw strength through the testimonies of the Saints of old. If our Father didn’t provide us with His inspired Word and we were left alone to take this journey in this cold world, we surely would go crazy. When friends and family started and continue to turn their backs due to the transformation our Father takes us through, if it wasn’t for His Word and His Grace the pain would be too much to bare and we would have given up a long time ago. There is nothing else that keeps us sane, but the Word of God and our blessed assurance of our hope in our eternal life. When we think that we are walking on the ceiling, His word confirms that we are actually walking on the ground and everyone else is walking on the ceiling. Here by His Grace lays a 66 book love letter that we have access to. In other countries we would be killed or thrown in jail just by opening this book. Think about the passion other Saints have in those countries to follow the ways and teachings of Christ and how they just want more Bibles to spread the Good News to others. Today, let us all take the opportunity we have in our freedom (which is being stripped away daily and one day in our near future in this country, we may suffer with our other brothers and sisters in the persecution of jail, torture, and death) and open the Word and read of our Father’s Love for Us!!! Have a wonderful life of enjoying the Word on purpose!!!!!
Romans 15
1We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: "The insults of those who insult you have fallen on me."[a] 4For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
5May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, 6so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
7Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. 8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[b]on behalf of God's truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs 9so that the Gentiles may glorify God for his mercy, as it is written:
"Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
I will sing hymns to your name."[c]
10Again, it says,
"Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people."[d]
11And again,
"Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles,
and sing praises to him, all you peoples."[e]
12And again, Isaiah says,
"The Root of Jesse will spring up,
one who will arise to rule over the nations;
the Gentiles will hope in him."[f]
13May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
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