We all know and believe that there is a lot we can learn from our brother, the apostle Paul. For he has written many of the New Testament books that we study and learn from. I was having a discussion this week with friends and fellow believers and it was pointed out, how much Paul was looking forward to seeing the believers of the Roman fellowship so that he can be encouraged by them. Paul says in chapter 1 ” that I may be encouraged together with you while among you each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine” Rom. 1:12. He then says in our reading today: “that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and find refreshing rest in your company Rom. 15:32.  I can only imagine how encouraged the believers of Rome were when they read   how encouraged he (Paul) would be by being in their midst. What we can learn from this is that we all should continuously  encourage each other. There isn’t anyone within the body of Christ who isn’t significant enough to encourage fellow believers. When this letter was written it was  addressed to those who had been saved for a while as well as those who had just gotten saved the day before. They were all encouraged by Paul and he said he would be just as encouraged by them. We should look forward to the encouragement we receive from our fellow brothers and sisters as well as the enouragement we will give to them.  Paul tells us in in 1 Tess. 5:11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another. So let us begin to think of each other and how we can encourage our brothers and sisters in Christ as well as look forward to the encouragement we would recieve from the Body, so that we may feel the refreshing rest Paul speaks of in Rom. 15:32. Be encouraged…

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