Sunday, February 11, 2007

Title: Where's Paul / Topic: Encouragement

Today’s Reading: Leviticus 15; Leviticus 16; Leviticus 17; Acts 18

Scripture: Acts 18:23 After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

Observation: The idea of Paul arriving in a place as he traveled "from place to place", just meandering about, to strengthen the disciples is so cool! I just imagine having someone like Paul -- a seasoned salty veteran who knows the ropes -- come by to be a help and support. That would be a dream come true.

Application: We all need support and encouragement. We can wait for Paul to come by or we can drop by somebody else's place and say "atta boy!" or "way to go, girl!" If everyone is waiting for that encourager to show up, we may be missing opportunities to be the encourager to someone else.

Prayer: Lord, send some Pauls around. And help me be one of them.
This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Never doubt, you are a Paul to many, including me. Thank you