Paul was at the end of his third missionary journey when a man by the name of Agabus approached him. He had traveled from Jerusalem to Caesarea to give Paul a word from God.
Acts 21:10-11 “After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.” Paul’s friends begged him not to return to Jerusalem upon hearing this. But, Paul replied that he was willing and ready to be arrested and to die for the Lord. He returns to Jerusalem and is later arrested, put on trial and then sent to Rome as a prisoner. Paul had answered and was committed to the call of spreading the good news of the gospel. He knew God had called him so he knew God would see him through it.
Not all are called to be an apostle-evangelist as Paul. That was his mantle of ministry. But we all have been given a mantle to be a witness for the Lord. How committed are we to that calling – witness? Being a witness is not just something that you do but who you are. In Matt. 5:13 Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth” and in Matt. 5:14 He says, “You are the light of the world.” Since God has called us to it at our salvation He will provide the opportunities to be light to be salt in our everyday life. I pray we all have the determination, the boldness that Paul had.
Let who you are be a light shining-let who you are be salt sprinkles as a witness to the goodness of your God.
Paul was at the end of his third missionary journey when a man by the name of Agabus approached him. He had traveled from Jerusalem to Caesarea to give Paul a word from God.
Acts 21:10-11 “After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.” Paul’s friends begged him not to return to Jerusalem upon hearing this. But, Paul replied that he was willing and ready to be arrested and to die for the Lord. He returns to Jerusalem and is later arrested, put on trial and then sent to Rome as a prisoner. Paul had answered and was committed to the call of spreading the good news of the gospel. He knew God had called him so he knew God would see him through it.
Not all are called to be an apostle-evangelist as Paul. That was his mantle of ministry. But we all have been given a mantle to be a witness for the Lord. How committed are we to that calling – witness? Being a witness is not just something that you do but who you are. In Matt. 5:13 Jesus says, “You are the salt of the earth” and in Matt. 5:14 He says, “You are the light of the world.” Since God has called us to it at our salvation He will provide the opportunities to be light to be salt in our everyday life. I pray we all have the determination, the boldness that Paul had.
Let who you are be a light shining-let who you are be salt sprinkles as a witness to the goodness of your God.