PAUL'S ATTEMPT
Today's reading: Acts 28

"So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul's house. He told them about the Kingdom of God and taught them about Jesus from the Scriptures--from the five books of Moses and the books of the prophets. He began lecturing in the morning and went on into the evening. Some believed and some didn't." Acts 28:23-24 NLT

Paul could've balked at having a cottage prayer meeting. I mean, after all, he was being held prisoner, awaiting trial, had just lived through a shipwreck, was facing the consequences of being wrongly accused--and had not only lived through seeing a snake but suffered no ill effects from a snakebite!

If anyone had a reasonable list of excuses as to why he could not host some folks and share the Good News, Paul had 'the' list.

But he didn't do what we'd have done. He didn't whine and mope around. He didn't lay on his bed and cry. He didn't pull the covers up over his head. He didn't pretend not to hear God asking him to do this one more thing. He didn't accost God with the statistics of possible salvations in regards to the group he'd invited.

He did it.

He did all God had asked of hiim. He did it with the best of his abilities. He spoke from the heart about the things he'd witnessed and the promises God had fulfilled.

He did it.

And as for the folks he invited over? Some believed and some didn't--but it's not about them or what they will do with the Lord, now is it?

PAUL'S ATTEMPT
Today's reading: Acts 28

"So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul's house. He told them about the Kingdom of God and taught them about Jesus from the Scriptures--from the five books of Moses and the books of the prophets. He began lecturing in the morning and went on into the evening. Some believed and some didn't." Acts 28:23-24 NLT

Paul could've balked at having a cottage prayer meeting. I mean, after all, he was being held prisoner, awaiting trial, had just lived through a shipwreck, was facing the consequences of being wrongly accused--and had not only lived through seeing a snake but suffered no ill effects from a snakebite!

If anyone had a reasonable list of excuses as to why he could not host some folks and share the Good News, Paul had 'the' list.

But he didn't do what we'd have done. He didn't whine and mope around. He didn't lay on his bed and cry. He didn't pull the covers up over his head. He didn't pretend not to hear God asking him to do this one more thing. He didn't accost God with the statistics of possible salvations in regards to the group he'd invited.

He did it.

He did all God had asked of hiim. He did it with the best of his abilities. He spoke from the heart about the things he'd witnessed and the promises God had fulfilled.

He did it.

And as for the folks he invited over? Some believed and some didn't--but it's not about them or what they will do with the Lord, now is it?