Paul Going to Jerusalem Romans 15:25

Paul the apostle prayed for the believers in Rome as he wrote, “Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company”, and in chapter fifteen and verse twenty-five of Romans, Paul told the believers, “I go unto Jerusalem to minister” where we read:

But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

The verse begins, “But now I go unto Jerusalem ...” Paul began with the word, “but” which means “moreover and” “now” or “at this present moment and time” “I go” which means “Paul lead, carried over and transferred” “unto Jerusalem” or “towards the city in Israel whose name means set double peace”. Paul desired to travel to “Spain” and to see the believers in Rome, however, he was to journey to the city of “Jerusalem” first.

The verse goes on to say, “... to minister unto the saints.”. Paul added the words, “to minister” which means “wait upon, serve and attend” “unto the saints” or “toward the pure, morally blameless, religious and ceremonially consecrated believers in Jesus ”. Paul desired to “serve and wait upon” the believers in Jerusalem.

When we meditate upon these words of Paul, we see his desire to “serve and wait upon” his fellow believers in Jerusalem. Though the “Gentiles” were his calling and focus for a while, he wanted to go back to the “Jewish believers” who lived in Jerusalem. God desires for people to have a relationship with Him through His Son Jesus Christ, and afterwards, they are to “minister” to one another. Let all who read these words know the value of a relationship with God and serve fellow believers who accept and trust in His Son Jesus.

Next time Paul tells the believers in Rome, “it has pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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