[S] Acts 14:20 --
20 But while the disciples stood around him, he got up and entered the city. The next day he went away with Barnabas to Derbe.
[O] This passage is so "Paul" because I can just picture Paul being stoned by the Jews to think he was dead but he just gets up and returns to the city and then leaves on a mission trip the following day as if nothing had happened to him. To Paul, it was just another new day for the Lord whether almost stoned to death or not. This is so "Paul."
[A] While I certainly do not wish to find myself being stoned by oppositions, I at times feel likewise and just want to walk away from it all but Paul's determination and purposeful way of carrying out himself for the expansion of His ministry encourages me again and again, just like the Eveready bunny. I, too, need to get up again and refocus back to my purpose and take the next step with my co-laborers in Christ one day at a time.
[P] Dear Jesus, may Your Spirit continue to guide me and strengthen me to be like Paul, the spiritual Eveready bunny, who keeps on going until Your ministry expands beyond the walls of our own limitations. I give You praise for being the source of my energy. In Your name. Amen.
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