20 But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city.
I'm just amazed by the persistence. Paul and Barnabas will not stop....even to the point of being stoned. That's real evidence of them being filled with the holy spirit. There's no other human reason why they wouldn't give up and hide. The heat comes on them, where ever they go. They wind up fleeing to avoid catastrophe....but they don't stop.
that's a good model for us in our daily life. What are we willing to do in God's name. How much are we willing to take? Not as much as these two, I'm sure.
tp
21 They preached the gospel in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch,
ReplyDeleteLike you said the Holy Spirit is so evident in them. They are willing to give their lives for the message they need to share. People respond in large numbers to the words they use and lives are saved. We don't have to have the right words we just need to be willing to be a tool through which God can use. Probably not likely we will be used to impact the numbers that these two impact but who and how many might God use us to help save if we are willing to act on all of his nudges.
knut
ps--sorry i forgot to get back to you, we were busy with college preps on Sunday when you were in CF.