For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city. Acts 18:10
The missionary Paul had been speaking regularly in the synagogue in Corinth. However, his teaching about the risen Jesus upset the traditional Jews. So Paul ‘shook his clothes’ and decided he was going to take the gospel to the Gentiles. The Jews were still not satisfied and wanted an end to the gospel telling period! They took Paul to court, they beat him….generally made his life miserable by normal standards. In the midst of this struggle Paul has a vision from the LORD. “Do not be afraid, keep going, do not be silent!”
The Gospel that we have didn’t come to us without tremendous sacrifice. From God that gave His only Son, to that Son Jesus, that died a horrendous death, to the many messengers that suffered and were martyred, our Holy Bible IS the greatest story ever told and IT should be our great treasure.
God provided for Paul as he boldly, without hesitation, took the story of salvation as far as his feet and voice would carry him. Someone that had as many personal encounters with God as Paul did seems invincible, yet he still needed a continuous, new touch from God. What did God do? He provided with great love!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Gretchen