Dear God,
I need a mirror. Hope Romans has one!
Well, I still don't know. It might :-) I just finished it. oops? Great stuff. I think I got through it all because it's easier than the first few chapters, and I'm not in such a notey mood.
LOVE. That is the word of the world. All we need is love (and God) and we're all set! Acceptance. Don't sweat the small stuff. Don't trip others up because you know you're right--but so are they! Unity. Among the churches throughout the world. What a glorious time we will have in heaven!
Thank you...
Love,
ME
Romans 13
Submit to authority, Do what is right, Pay taxes--it's right there in the Bible!!
Love your neighbor. All the other commandments are in this one. If you love God and people, then you're good to go. Love is the fulfillment of the law. Thank you Westley and Buttercup.
The night is nearly over. If the night was nearly over two thousand years ago, dawn is almost upon us!
Keep going
Romans 14
Wow. Verse one is a good one. Accept those whose faith is weak--don't get caught up in the little stuff! Verse two and three make me think of my sister. Haha. I love this section, I've decided. I love most sections. But I like this one because it's basically saying, "Don't sweat the small stuff. You need the basic doctrine, but then you can follow God however He tells you, which can be different for different people." Awesome.
And from that, make up your mind never to trip up anyone else. If someone's convictions are different from your own, make up your mind to respect them and encourage them with that.
Keep going
Romans 15
Spirit of unity. Yes, dear God. Fine. Accept one another.
Paul wrote boldly on some basic stuff to remind us of the wonderful of it all.
I love that he says that it was his ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that he was not be building on someone else's foundation. He was a foundation-layer. Sometimes I'm like, yes! We need to go out and make our own foundations where Christ has not been known. And then I realize that more and more, America is becoming that place. People don't know a whole lot about Jesus anymore. And if they do, they have weird perspectives on him. Yes, there are a lot of great Christians out there. I just know that things are not what they were. According to my parents. :-)
But I still feel a pull to other places...
I'm jealous of Paul. He's planning on traveling the world. He already has quite a bit. Beh.
Keep going.
Romans 16
I can't wait to meet all these people.
Careful of people who try to steer us away from the faith. Help with wisdom, Lord, ok?
May 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.
To the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.
AMEN!