Be grateful for those with whom you serve.

Romans 16:21 Timothy my fellow worker greets you, and so do Lucius and Jason and Sosipater, my kinsmen. We can draw encouragement to live to love with Jesus from today’s Scripture by the fact that God does not expect us to be lone rangers in His kingdom. In His love and by the grace of the Lord Jesus He provides others who work alongside us so that we are not overwhelmed or discouraged in our service to the Lord. God gave the apostle Paul some help—fellow workers—Timothy, Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater to walk with him. He sent the Romans their greetings as well as his own. This reminds me to recognize my fellow workers as well as God’s gifts of grace to me. I could not be and do the work to which God has called me without my wife, my children and family who support me, the board of directors who walk with me in the ministry, as well as the hundreds of people who give generously for our support and work to arrange speaking opportunities, one on one appointments, and opportunities to love with Jesus both at home and abroad. They are amazing people for whom I am grateful. Who are your fellow workers? With whom do you serve the Lord? Who has God given you to be an encouragement to you and to spur you on to love and good deeds? May we be grateful today for those with whom we work as we live to love with Jesus.