Paul's Plan to Visit Rome
That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed. Rom 15:32
That I may... Paul was seeking a place where his message from God could be received in peace.
and may with... Paul, like many ministers in our day, is having a hard time finding that place of refreshing. The true desire of every minister who has ever brought the word of God in truth is that their people they ministered to would remain strong in the faith.
1Thes. 3:7-8 “Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:” “For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.”
Paul eventually found the joy and rest he was looking for.
If
these objectives were accomplished, according to Paul, he could then
by God’s will go to them with joy and… be refreshed with them.
The word rendered “refreshed” suggests that Paul would be able to
rest or relax with them in the knowledge of a job well done.
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