Paul hopes to visit Rome!
Apostle Paul’s plan to visit the Christians in Rome on his way to preaching the gospel in Spain. He has longed to see them for years. Before he comes, he must deliver a gift of financial aid from Gentile Christians to the poor Jewish believers in Jerusalem. He asks his readers to wrestle with him in prayer about this trip. Paul especially hopes to be delivered from the unbelieving Jewish religious leaders who want to kill him, and that the Christian Jews will receive the gift he is bringing. The broader context, Romans 15 begins with Paul’s encouragement to those strong in faith: to please other Christians before themselves so the church can be unified. Christ came to fulfill God’s promises to Israel and about the Gentiles. Paul is satisfied with the faith and practice of the Roman Christians. His work of taking the gospel to unreached regions of Gentiles in his part of the world is completed, and he longs to come see them. First, he must deliver financial aid to Jerusalem, a trip about which he asks them to pray along with him. Prayer is the greatestcontribution that we can make to the life of another. Brethern, pray for us. Brethern used chiefly in formal or solemn address or in referring to the members of a profession, society, or religious denomination. : members of various sects originating chiefly in 18th century German. Asking someone to pray for you shows humility and vulnerability. It’s a way of acknowledging that we cannot do everything on our own, and we need the support of our brothers and sisters in Christ. When we ask someone to pray for us, it creates an opportunity for them to show love by interceding on our behalf.

It reads in Romans 15:22-33 EASY
That is why, many times, I have not had a chance to visit you. For many years I have been waiting for the chance to come. But now I have finished my work in these places here. So I hope to visit you while I am travelling to Spain. I will stay with you in Rome for a short time. I will really enjoy having some time together with you there. Then you can help me to continue my journey. But now, I am ready to go to Jerusalem to help God’s people there. Some of them are poor, and the Christians in Macedonia and Achaia wanted to help them. So they got some money to send to those people. The Christians in Macedonia and Achaia were happy to share what they had. But really, they have a duty to help the Jewish Christians in Jerusalem. It is the Jews who shared good things from God to help the Gentiles in their spirits. So now the Gentiles ought to help the Jewish Christians with things that they need for their bodies. So I must take their gift safely to the Christians in Jerusalem. When I have finished that job, I will come to visit you. Then I will continue my journey to Spain. When I visit you, I know that Christ will bless us very much while we are together. My Christian friends, please pray for me as I do this difficult work. Together we belong to our Lord Jesus Christ. God’s Spirit has given us love for each other. So I ask you to help me and to pray with me. Pray that God will keep me safe from those people in Judea who have refused to believe in Jesus. Pray also that God’s people at Jerusalem will happily accept the gift that I am taking to them. If God agrees, I will then be able to come to you, and we will be happy together. I will enjoy having some rest while I stay there with you. I pray that God will give you peace in your minds. I pray that he will be with all of you and help you. Amen.