Because Of The Grace

Nevertheless, brethren, I have written more boldly to you on some points, as reminding you, because of the grace given to me by God. Romans 15:15

Why do we write to you? Several short messages of devotion have arrived in my inbox this morning, as they always do, and I am writing this one to you. My sister will write one this evening, and more brothers and sisters in Christ will write to you this day as well. What gives us the right, as rights are a big thing with folks these days, to write to you of God's Word? Well, I don't know about rights, but there is a compulsion, a leading of the spirit by the Spirit. But you mean by what right do we have since all of these writers have likely fallen to the very sins we may write to you about? Paul answered that question for us in our verse for today.

In all the world, there was likely to be found no one who had less reason for Jesus to come and visit him than the Pharisee known as Paul of Tarsus. Paul was out to destroy and demolish all those who followed the Way and of course the One who named Himself the Way, the Truth, and the Life, Jesus of Nazareth. Yet, in a story famous among those Gentile heathens who came to believe in this same Jesus, Paul met Jesus and believed in Him. Paul's record as an antichrist did not lend itself well to bringing bold writing to the Roman believers, but there is that reason - because of the grace!

The grace we are given brings us boldly to write one to another. Rejoice in Christ Jesus!

Bucky