“and Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.”
Acts 15:40-41 KJV
Paul chose Silas as his partner. After the believers prayed for them, asking for the Lord’s favor on their ministry, they left for Syria and southeast Turkey. Every place they went, they left the church stronger and more encouraged than before. Silas or Silvanus accompanied Paul in his second missionary journey after Barnabas and Paul split over Mark. The apostle Silas was acknowledged in church history as one of the seventy apostles whom Jesus sent out. After his missionary journey with Paul, he remained in Corinth and ministered there until his death. Human failings do not disqualify us from co-labouring with God in the proclamation of the Gospel, it is only unbelief in God’s power that disqualifies us. Let’s be those who believe that we serve an almighty supernatural God and the world systems and human failings are nothing to Him. God’s will, will always transcend man’s free will, and will always be done on earth as it is in heaven and we have the privilege to co-labour with Him by surrendering our will to His. Amen!
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