ACTS 14
Paul was a man on the move but not a man easily moved because of difficulties. “But none of these things move me” was his testimony of faith (20:24), and he lived it.
When he and Barnabas were expelled from Antioch in Pisidia, they shook off the dust of their feet and went to Iconium (13:50–52;
That was not all. Paul and Barnabas had the courage to retrace their steps so they could help and encourage the new Christians! And when they returned home, they told the church what the Lord had done, not what they had suffered.
Paul and Barnabas put Christ first, others second, and themselves last. They had a job to do, and they were determined by God’s grace to do it. How much does it take to move you out of the will of God?
“The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success.”
David Sarnoff