"When he (Paul) reached the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob. For the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, 'Away with him!' "
Acts 21:35-36
I wonder if Paul thought about another scene a few years prior when a mob shouted after another man, "Away with him! Away with him!" (John 19:15). Paul had surely heard from the other apostles the story of the betrayal, arrest, and trial before Pilate when the Jews called for the Lord Jesus to be crucified. It was a part of Paul's calling to "fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ" (Colossians 1:24). Indeed, Paul wrote that "all who desire to live godly in Christ will suffer persecutions" (II Timothy 3:12). So, "Do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you, but rejoice to the extent that you partake in Christ's sufferings" (I Peter 4:13).
Today's Thought: Any trial we endure for the sake of the Gospel is a chance to participate in Christ's suffering.
Have a godly day. Love you.
Acts 21:35-36
I wonder if Paul thought about another scene a few years prior when a mob shouted after another man, "Away with him! Away with him!" (John 19:15). Paul had surely heard from the other apostles the story of the betrayal, arrest, and trial before Pilate when the Jews called for the Lord Jesus to be crucified. It was a part of Paul's calling to "fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ" (Colossians 1:24). Indeed, Paul wrote that "all who desire to live godly in Christ will suffer persecutions" (II Timothy 3:12). So, "Do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you, but rejoice to the extent that you partake in Christ's sufferings" (I Peter 4:13).
Today's Thought: Any trial we endure for the sake of the Gospel is a chance to participate in Christ's suffering.
Have a godly day. Love you.
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