Take Up Every Opportunity

Read Acts 21:37-22:21

In this part of Acts, we continue in the story of an angry mob raising against Paul which gets the attention of the Roman commander. The soldiers take Paul away from the violent mob and the commander then starts asking Paul questions. Here we find that Paul is mistook for another person who has been causing lots of riots and problems. Paul then impresses the soldiers with his ability to speak Greek but more so by the fact that Paul is a Roman citizen. It is in this fact that we realize that God knows best and has a plan. He chose Paul for this mission because of all the doors that it would open for Paul to share. As we realize that God knows best, we also see Paul’s faithfulness to take up every opportunity. Here we see him address the crowd and share his testimony.

Paul could have very easily ignored this opportunity to share his testimony by just trying to find safety from the angry mob. He also could have totally ignored the fact that he can speak Greek or that he was a Roman citizen, but he saw that all the things that God placed in his life that made him who he was – allowed him now to have the opportunity to share his testimony with people.

Do we take up every opportunity to share about God? Do we know our story and our testimony of how God has taken hold of our lives, that reveal more and more of God and His incredible love and power? Embrace all the things that God has done in your life and the places He has lead you, so that you can take up every opportunity to share God with the people around. For example, many of us have been trained in a musical instrument. Do you recognize that being in orchestra or band gives you the opportunity at times to share your testimony with people around you? There are many other things that God has placed in our lives that has lead us to different places. God is now calling you to take up every opportunity.

Spend some time praying that the Holy Spirit will give you eyes to see these opportunities and also the boldness to share your testimony.

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