Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. Romans 16:7 – At the end of his letter of Romans, as he does for many of his letters, Paul shares some personal notes to be sent to the church regarding his faithful brothers and sisters in Christ. In our verse Paul speaks about two followers of Christ, Andronicus and Junia, who apparently were in prison alongside him for their zeal for the Gospel. These two had been following Jesus before Paul ever became the missionary he was, and they were the type of disciples that even the Apostles knew about showing they were the real deal for Jesus. What does such a verse teach us though today? I believe it’s a warning and an encouragement. Warning in that it reminds us that living boldly for Jesus isn’t free. It isn’t free of troubles or sacrifices or pains. Your name might be well known in the church and you may have been following Jesus for years, but that doesn’t give you immunity from the enemy. In fact it likely makes you more of a target if you leveraging all that for the Gospel. Yet this is also an encouragement for it reminds us of the church supporting us even in the “prison” seasons. When the enemy is attacking us hard and we are in places we never desired to be on account of the Gospel, we have church family praying for us. This is not a mission we are accomplishing alone and this is not a hardship we are to navigate alone. Serve then with boldness knowing that your boldness will be the invitation for attack, then continue to serve knowing that you have the church behind you in the bold serving and even with the attack that your serving invited over your life. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3439
Question To Ponder: Why would Paul take time to list out these greetings like he does in scripture?
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