Be A Courier

Romans 10:14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

Paul's letter to the Romans is full of Old Testament quotes, especially when he was talking about the place of the Jewish people in the Kingdom of God, the Church.  As we saw on Friday, Paul had a compassionate concern for his own people, who by and large had rejected the Gospel. But he was not going to give up on them; they needed to keep on hearing, just like the Gentiles. So he asked the Roman believers to join him in continuing to tell them - to be those couriers running through the streets of Rome proclaiming the Good News of the Kingdom.  Like Paul, may we not give up on family, friend, or freaky neighbors. Be a courier.