Raiders of The Lost Book Episode 3
I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf...
Romans 15:30 ESV
God isn’t a rock that can be moved merely by the application of greater force, but consider the Hebrews in Egypt. If one person prayed for rescue, he might have intervened for that person, but we would be unlikely to ever hear of it. If the Hebrews had prayed for the destruction of Egypt or for political power without leaving, he probably would not have responded at all. He might even have increased their oppression. However, when the whole nation cries out together for something that God very much wants to give them, he works great miracles that change the whole world.
God is pleased when his people are united and even more so when they are united in alignment with his will. There is power in the prayers of a single righteous man, but there is exponentially more power in the collective prayers of a righteous people.
This too is echoed by James when he wrote, "You ask, but you don't receive, because you ask wrongly."
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When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected, I will leave for Spain by way of you.
Romans 15:28 ESV
We know from Acts 21 and onward that Paul was able to come to Rome eventually, but not on his way to Spain. His missionary trip to the Iberian Peninsula was interrupted by his arrest at the Temple in Acts 21:33. There is some debate about whether he was imprisoned in Rome once or twice and if he might have journeyed to Spain--or even further--in between. There are some traditions of Paul visiting Span and Britain, but no solid evidence.
I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while.
Romans 15:24 ESV
Most maritime trading routes between the Eastern and Western Empires passed through Ostia Antica, the major port nearest Rome. Having determined to take the Gospel to Spain, a stop in Rome wasn’t out of his way. In fact, it was probably unavoidable, and he wasn’t going to waste the opportunity to visit with the Roman assembly and possibly receive financial assistance from them to aid his mission.
Such journeys also usually took weeks or months to complete. A journey from Tyre to the Spanish Mediterranean coast would likely make a half-dozen or more stops along the way, not only to replenish supplies, but to engage in trade. The ship could be in each port for a few days to weeks--longer in larger ports like Ostia Antica--and passengers might wait or look for another vessel for the next leg of the journey.
1 Samuel 15:23, “For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.” Samuel is stripping Saul of authority because of his arrogance that led to disobedience. No one can lead a righteous nation if they, themselves do not strive to be righteous.
070925 / 13th day of the 4th month 5786
WORD FOR TODAY “the LORD surely knows your heart”: Eze 14:6 "Therefore say to the house of Israel, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Repent and turn away from your idols and turn your faces away from all your abominations.
WISDOM FOR TODAY: Pro 28:1 The wicked flee when no one is pursuing, But the righteous are bold as a lion.
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"As for the head of them that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips come upon them."
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