Mar 28 - Acts 18:9

Do not be afraid,

but speak and

do not be silent!

Acts 18:9

In Paul’s missionary journeys, he found both success and opposition in Corinth. While “8 many of the Corinthians became believers,” in other corners Paul was “5 opposed and reviled.”

I don’t know about you, but I don’t like hostility, battles, and angry opposition.

Paul didn’t either. Fortunately, God knew this. Therefore, “9 one night the Lord s[poke] to Paul in a vision.” It was a message of encouragement. We say half of it in our verse for today: “Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent.”

In verse 10, God tells Paul why he can be encouraged and be bold: “for I am with you.”   

Are you ever worried, afraid, or feeling oppression for the sake of the Gospel? Remember, ‘You-plus-God’ is always an overwhelming majority! Hear the rest of God’s word to Paul as encouragement to you in the midst of your worries and fears. “10 I am with you [and when I am with you] no one will lay a hand on you to harm you.”

In Christ’s Love,

a guy with a big bodyguard