As
Paul the apostle continued complete his final words to the believers
in Rome, he told them, “your
obedience is come abroad unto all men.
I am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise
unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil”,
and in chapter
sixteen and verse twenty of Romans,
Paul told the believers, “the
God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly”
where
we read:
And
the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.
The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you. Amen.
The
verse begins, “And
the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. ”.
Paul
began with the words, “and
the God” which
means “and the Godhead and trinity which is comprised of God the
Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit” “of
peace”
which means “pertaining to tranquility, exemption from the rage and
havoc of war, harmony and concord” “shall
bruise”
or “will break into pieces, shiver, tread down, break, crush and
shatter” “Satan”
which refers to “the inveterate adversary of God, prince of evil
spirits and accuser” “under
your feet”
which refers to “beneath the believers in Rome's feet” “shortly”
or “quickly, in haste and with speed”. Paul declared that “Satan”
would soon be put “beneath the feet” of the believers in Rome.
The
verse goes on to say, “The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you. Amen.”
Paul continued 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 the one 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”,
“be
with you”
which means “be after and alongside the believers in Rome” “Amen”
which means “so let it be and let it be so”. Paul desired that
“God's unmerited favor” would be with the believers in Rome.
When
we meditate upon these words of Paul, we see how it was important for
him to encourage the believers by sharing how “Satan”
would be put beneath their “feet” or subordinate to them
quickly. People who have received Jesus as their personal “Savior
and Lord” have caused “Satan” to bring them great
trouble, and when Paul encouraged them with “Satan's” soon
submission, he gave them hope that “Satan's influence”
would be done away. Paul added the theme for this letter to Rome as
he desired for God's “grace” or “unmerited favor”
would be “with” them.
Next
time
Paul shares a greeting to the believers in Rome from, “Timothy
my work-fellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater”,
so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until
tomorrow…there is more…
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
Look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore.
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