“And when he had landed at Cæsarea, and gone up, and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. And after he had spent some time there, he departed, and went over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.”
Acts 18:22-23 KJV
Dr. Luke records, “When he arrived there he traveled on to Jerusalem to visit the church and pray for them, then he left for Antioch. After spending some time there, Paul continued on through the region of Galatia and Phyrgia in central Turkey. And wherever he went he encouraged and strengthened the believers.” Paul’s prayer life was worth emulating. As a true spiritual father, Paul prayed for the peace of the congregation wherever he went. He brought the believers a message of hope and peace. Wherever Paul went, he made them all disciples of Christ. The Lord Jesus said it so clearly, “If you truly desire to be My disciple, you must disown your life completely, embrace My ‘Cross’ as your own, and surrender to My ways. For if you choose self-sacrifice, giving up your lives for My glory, you will discover true life. But if you choose to keep your lives for yourselves, you will lose what you try to keep.” This is what Paul did as he made disciples for Christ. This is what we do, learning from Paul, to be a follower of Christ and to make disciples for Christ always bringing a message of hope and peace. Amen!
