How Do You Respond When Trouble Shows Up?
Romans 15:30–16:2
I appeal to you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf, 31 that I may be delivered from the unbelievers in Judea, and that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, 32 so that by God's will I may come to you with joy and be refreshed in your company. 33 May the God of peace be with you all. Amen. I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church at Cenchreae, 2 that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well.
Today’s Truth
God tells us that there will be tribulations. But He also assures us that He is with us and that we can have peace through Christ. He is the perfect balance of mercy and justice; He is the holy, unchanging, unfathomable, trustworthy God of peace.
Discussion Questions
- What hope is provided in the midst of tribulation? What verses verify that?
- How have you been tempted to wallow in your misery? To cave into fear? How can you combat that?
- Phoebe carried Paul's letter to the Romans over 600 miles from Corinth to Rome. Paul refers to Phoebe as "our sister" because she is a fellow believer and a servant of the Lord. Who are your brothers and sisters? What qualities give them that status in your life?
