Personal greetings….
I was in the phone last night with a friend who is visiting her family…we ended the conversation with , say “hello to ———“…whom I have known since before they were born…but, a personal greeting…
Finishing off Romans, the author writes personal greetings to a few who have helped along the way…he has only good things to say in this portion…things that he describes and commends…
A servant…a fellow worker…first convert…kinsman…beloved…approved…those in the Lord…chosen….
I wondered if I would have made that list…my insecurities pop up… but, God has saved me, built me up, it is Him into whom I lean…he speaks to me in His Word, through the Holy Spirit…Jesus mediates….the Holy Spirit intercedes on my behalf…he has and is telling me of his love and care through the good and bad times…he shows me everyday that he is here and involved in my life…a personal greeting ….
Thank YOU….
And he has those personal greetings to everyone who believes…
“ I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.
Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well.
Greet also the church in their house.
Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia. Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you.
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me.
Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.
Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys.
Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ.
Greet those who belong to the family of Aristobulus.
Greet my kinsman Herodion.
Greet those in the Lord who belong to the family of Narcissus.
Greet those workers in the Lord, Tryphaena and Tryphosa.
Greet the beloved Persis, who has worked hard in the Lord.
Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hermas, and the brothers who are with them.
Greet Philologus, Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them.
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
All the churches of Christ greet you.”%
Rom.16.1-16
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Phil.3.14
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