The Grace of Jesus with You All Romans 16:24

As Paul continued his final words to the believers in Rome, he shared concerning, “Gaius my host, and of the whole church, salutes you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city salutes you, and Quartus a brother.” In chapter sixteen and verse twenty-four of Romans Paul shared about, “the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all” where we read:

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

The verse begins, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ ...”. The writer began with the words, “the grace” which means “that which affords joy, pleasure, delight, sweetness, charm, loveliness and unmerited favor” “of our Lord” or “pertaining to he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master and the title given to God the Messiah” “Jesus” whose name means “Jehovah is Salvation” and is “the Son of God, the Savior of mankind and God incarnate” “Christ” which refers to “the anointed One, the Messiah and the Son of God”. Paul employed God's “unmerited favor” through His Son Jesus as a reiteration of the theme of this letter to the believers in Rome.

The verse goes on to say, “... be with you all. Amen.” Paul added the words, “be with” which means “come alongside and after” “you all” or “each, every, the whole and everyone of the believers in Rome”. “Amen” which means “so it is, so be it and may it be fulfilled”. Paul desired for God's “unmerited favor” to be upon “every one” of the believers in Rome.

When we meditate upon the words of this verse, we see how he incorporated the theme of “God's grace” into his benedictory words to the believers in Rome. God's “unmerited favor” though His Son Jesus Christ is the only way anyone receives eternal life with God, and those who are wise shall not only be aware of the “grace of God”, but also cling to it for all the days of their lives. “Amen” or “let it be so!”

Next time Paul tells the believers in Rome, “now to him that is of power to establish you according to my gospel”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

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