Taking The Gospel With You
To the ends of the earth - Acts 8:1b-8 (esv) - Pastor Tim Kroeker
Genesis 50:23:
“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.”
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Life is full of unexpected twists and turns. Perhaps you never intended to be in your current career field. Maybe you never envisioned yourself as the mother of 3 young children or living in a small midwestern town. Most often, life’s circumstances are the result of our own choices, both good and bad. However, you might find yourself in a certain situation because of someone else’s actions. How do you respond? With bitterness or resignation?
In Acts 8 we read that in the aftermath of Stephen’s murder a great persecution arose against the church. Saul was tearing them apart, going house to house, dragging people off to prison. This resulted in the church being scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.
But what man intended for evil, God intended for good. Wherever those who were scattered went, they took the gospel with them.
One of those evangelists was Philip, who ended up in Samaria, a place despised by the Jews. But because of his powerful witness, the gospel continued its forward movement to the ends of the earth, and there was much joy in that city. Wherever life’s circumstances might lead, you can bring joy to that place by taking the gospel with you.
