After Paul had been stoned and dragged from the city of Lystra, miraculously he got up and went back into that city. The next day he and Barnabas departed and went to Derbe where we are told they made many disciples. Then they returned to the places they had established churches and were also chased from. In spite of the hostilities they did their job as disciples of Jesus Christ and made more disciples, even in perilous times.
Be Determined
Arriving in Lystra, the disciples go to work preaching the Gospel. Paul, in the midst of his sermon discerns a man in the congregation who has faith to be healed from a lifelong handicap. This results in his healing, but witnesses attempted to worship Paul and Barnabas, but they insisted against such worshiped. Satan failed to corrupt the church with false worship, then stirred the Jews from Antioch and Iconium to come to Lystra, instigating the Gentiles to stone Paul to death. But Paul recovered, determined to resist Satan, went back into the city, then headed to another city, determined to preach Christ.
Tireless Opposition
Those who opposed the gospel in Antioch Pisidia expelled Paul and Barnabas from their city. The two arrived in Iconium, some 80 miles west. There they made new converts to Christ amongst the Jews and Gentiles. Then, it was discovered that those opposed to the gospel in Iconium plotted violence against Paul and Barnabas so they fled to Lystra. But the opposition was tireless and will follow them there too.
The Man Who Was There
Of over a million men in Israel, it was Joshua whom God chose to succeed His servant Moses. Joshua seems to have always been a man who was there, witnessing and often participating in the miracles, the wonders, the teachings of Moses from the day of the Passover until God took Moses to heaven. A proven man of faith, and Moses’ beloved assistant. He seem to never be on the sidelines, and the first time we meet him he is appointed commander over the Israelite army against the Amalekites. It is Joshua who led Israel into the Promised Land.
The Great Divide
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