Boldness, joy, suffering, perseverance, rest. God's people experience all of these. Victories have eternal fruitfulness and bring a joy like nothing else. Failure brings hurt and disappointment that can haunt a man's life until the day he dies.
Acts 13:48-49, 52 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region...And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit.
Acts 14:21-22 When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
We fight the fight of the faith. We move forward knowing the Lord has not abandoned us. We take hold of every victory and basque in the joy of knowing one more person will spend eternity with the Lord. What an amazing movement to participate in!
Our hope is in him and nothing else. Business will not satisfy. Jobs do not fulfill. Money does not feed our souls. Only the Lord and our walk with him continues on after this life. In him, we find our purpose and reason for living. In him we rest secure.
Taken from reading Acts 11-15
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