Romans 12:9-21(part 1)

Romans 12:9-21
9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.
14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

The Christian Life
vs9 Let love be without dissimulation Abhor that which is evil cleave to that which is good.
The KJV Scofield Study Bible(which is the Bible I have and use) list in a footnote the word dissimulation in vs9 to hypocisy..
This goes along with what we studied in 1Corth 13 about love (this is just my extra thought for the day LOL)

vs11 is the verse I wanted to look at today.. I did today's study using an online bible which is the KJV Defender Study Bible. (they call there footnotes defender notes)

VS 11 "Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;"
there are 2 defender notes for this.
1) talks about not slothful in business. " This team refers not just to making a living but to all aspects of life"
2) talks about serving the Lord part.." The service here is that required of slaves. Before conversion(spiritual change from sinfulness to righteousness) we were bond servants to sin, but Jesus has purchased us with his blood so we are now His bond servants"

Something I wanted to look at more was the idea of fervent in spirit
According to Dictionary.com Fervent means
1)having or showing great warmth of intensity of spirit , feeling enthusiasm
2) hot, burning, glowing.

What I walked away with
Here God is telling us as Christians we shouldn't be slothful, lazy inattentive, or slackers not only in making a living but in every aspect of our life. In sering Him In studying his work, In how we raise our families, in How we love our husbands, In how we treat others.
Ecclesiastes 9:10 says Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might
We should Have and should Be showing great warmth being enthusiastic being Hot and on fire for God, while we are serving the Lord as his bond servant since He bought us with His blood.

Oh to be on fire like that . What an amazing thing it would be if I could serve My Lord in every part of my life with enthusiasm with His warmth flowing though me and out of me.

Thank You Lord for bonding me to you freeing me from sin choosing me to be yours Paying my price with your blood.