Contemplative Bible Reading

Romans 16:10a (New Living Translation)

10 Greet Apelles, a good man whom Christ approves…

Here we hear about a man named Apelles. No, I don’t know how to pronounce that correctly. And I don’t know anything else about this man. What I do know is that Apelles was a good man whom Christ approves.

We have many words in the New Testament about Peter, John, Mary, Paul, and others. Apelles? There are six words here. That is all.

I pray that one day someone will say, “Say hello to Dwayne. He is a good man whom God approves.” That will suffice. That is much more than I deserve. Please God, help me to live up to that standard.