Acts 23:23-35 – Paul Transferred to Caesarea
- “Pillar to Post”
- Paul escapes the violence of his enemies a second time and is transferred from the temple barracks to Caesarea.
- I wonder what he must have been feeling going from pillar to post without any idea of what was going to happen.
- Away from friends, probably feeling frustrated that there were so many other things he could be doing, unsure of exactly what would happen next etc
- Yet it seems what helped him was a simple word from God:
- “Take Courage, as you have testified about me in Jerusalem so you will testify about me in Rome”
- His immediate future was unsure but his long term future he knew was certain.
- I think that helps; not always worrying about the short term but instead focusing on the certainty of the long-term.
- I gives courage, stability and the focus required to stay committed.
- I need to worry less about the short-term and learn to think big picture.
- We all can; as long as we know what God has said to us that is.
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