Acts 23

“The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome” (11). God’s mission to spread the good news about Jesus from Jerusalem to “the ends of the earth” could not be stopped by angry mobs, religious leaders, or government officials. Forty men were involved in a plot to kill Paul (12), but Paul’s nephew overheard and thwarted their plan (16). Nothing could stop Paul from accomplishing God’s will: to witness about Jesus, all the way to Rome.

“I have fulfilled my duty to God ...” (1). Committed completely to Jesus, we can trust that God will accomplish his purposes in and through us.