“And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.”
Acts 23:11 KJV
Dr. Luke records, “That night our Lord appeared to Paul and stood before him and said, “Receive miracle power. For just as you have spoken for Me in Jerusalem, you will also speak for Me in Rome.” The Lord Jesus works with His servants and has appeared to them throughout Church history to encourage and give us direction for the expansion of God’s Kingdom. Here Jesus tells Paul to have courage because it is Paul’s destiny to go to Rome and speak for Him. Jesus has, through His Word, told us to go into all the world, and preach openly the wonderful news of the Gospel to the entire human race! Paul took this seriously and obeyed it because his transformation from a Pharisee to an apostle brought him the passion for Christ to obey our Lord Jesus. The Lord gave Paul many supernatural visions and revelations and Paul’s epistle to the Roman church is foundational in our walk with our Lord Jesus. So it is that the Lord reveals Himself personally to each one of us who love Him with a passion and obey Him implicitly. Let’s grow in our personal relationship with our God. Amen!
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