Cell phone reception continues to improve. I get a signal most anywhere I go, except for Rocky Mountain valleys or sections of the Great Plains. Holes in coverage continue to shrink, and we connect with each other easier than ever before.

Paul wrote to encourage his readers in Rome to stay in coverage: Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

Faith initially dawned through messengers carrying the news about Jesus. Then words about Christ, as discovered in the Scriptures, sustained the faith of these fresh believers.

As followers of Jesus we need both that first message to come to faith, as well as ongoing messaging to grow in our faith. Our signal tower—the Bible—emits words of life. Stay within coverage and keep the faith.

Romans 10 in Through the Bible in 2024

Photo by Joshua Slate