Acts 23:11 That night the Lord stood near him and said, ‘Keep up your courage! For just as you have testified for me in Jerusalem, so you must bear witness also in Rome.’
Paul was arrested in Jerusalem for proclaiming the Christian message. The Jewish leaders turned him over to the Roman authorities just as they had Jesus. Paul had an ace card though - he was a Roman citizen. This entitled him to appeal to trial in Rome and afforded him lots of other privileges that weren't available to non-Roman citizens like Jesus. And so his trip to Rome began. He brought the Christian message to the center of the world.
God told him to keep up his courage so he could bear witness to Jesus' truth in Rome. Paul had no idea where this journey was going to take him, but he trusted in God. I have no idea where my life's journey will take me and you have no idea where you are going. But know this: God is with you. And God will work through you to change the world.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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