Monday – Gospels and Acts

Reading – Acts 23

Highlight Verse:

“That night the Lord appeared to Paul and said, “Be encouraged, Paul. Just as you have been a witness to me here in Jerusalem, you must preach the Good News in Rome as well.””
‭‭Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭23‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I couldn’t help but focus on God’s words in this chapter.

Jesus, through the Holy Spirit, came right out and gave Paul a message – Paul was to preach in Rome.

To preface he gave the purpose of the prophecy – “Be encouraged.”

I’m not the Holy Spirit but I can assure you that the same message is for you – the “Be encouraged” part.

You might not be called to preach in Rome, but each of us is called to ministry.

That ministry may not take the shape that we envisioned. I’m pretty sure Paul didn’t plan on traveling to Rome as a prisoner.

But God will make a way for you to step into the ministry role He has planned for you.

I would even be bold enough to say that the amount of determination you have to fulfill God’s calling on your life will help determine the number of obstacles God will help you overcome to fulfill that calling.

Where have you seen God move proverbial mountains so that you can move toward fulfilling the call on your life?
Are you willing to press on to overcome even more obstacles?