We're beginning to feel like we know the great Apostle Paul as he shares his heart in these closing chapters of his letter to the Roman believers. We can understand what motivated him to be such a tireless worker for Christ. He was a driven man, consumed by his three-fold calling as priest, preacher, and pioneer. He did not judge others who had a “settled” ministry, but he felt very strongly that God had called him to preach the Gospel where Christ had never been named before (v. 20). Therefore he boasted in what God had done through him “to make the Gentiles obedient by word and deed” (vv. 17,18). In verse 22 he cites this unique calling to be a missionary pioneer as the reason he had not yet visited the Roman believers. Paul certainly was not looking for an excuse to avoid them! His explanation in this passage tells a lot about his character. Here we find traits that we would do well to emulate.
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Bob Vradenburgh is the senior pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He has spent 40 years in full-time Christian service: the first 20 years as a missionary and the past 20 years in the pastorate. Bob’s passion is the expository preaching of God’s Word,...