But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace. (Acts 20:24)
I think it’s easy to look at these words, and say they’re only for the elite Christians like Paul.
But the truth is all of us have received a course, all of us have received a ministry from the Lord.
Namely, all of us are called to testify to the people around us about the gospel of God’s grace, the message of repentance and faith in our Lord (21).
Of course, no course or ministry looks exactly alike. Not all of us are called to travel from place to place to share the gospel with people we don’t know.
But all of us are called to share the gospel of grace we have received with those around us. To share with others what Jesus has done for us so that they too might share the joy we ourselves have. (1 John 1:3-4)
Who has God put in your life?
At the end our lives, may we all be able to say as Paul did,
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
There is reserved for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved his appearing. (2 Timothy 4:7-8)
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