Acts 26:12-18

Acts 26:12-18
English Standard Version (ESV) 

  And with this message, lives were changed.
  Just think of how different the world is -- Paul takes the message of the Gospel, the hope of life beyond death and joy beyond desolation, and proclaims it across the known world.  His letters are read for centuries, and today we still read his words and take hope, because he was willing to listen and obey, to humbly admit that he was wrong and that the Lord's will for his life was greater and wiser.
  How many missionaries have followed his example?  How many pastors, how many faithful servants have been willing to heed the call, to recognize the light of the Gospel and to follow wherever it may lead?  How many lives have been changed by the light of the Gospel, piercing our darkness and pointing towards a better way?
  God's hope and light and joy and life are on the move, and we have the chance to join them, to follow them, to let God lead us.  I don't know what God has in store for me or for you, but I do know and believe that it is greater and more abundant than what we would plan for ourselves, for God knows our hearts better than we, and he wants greater things than we can ask or imagine.  We serve, and in our serving the Gospel we find ourselves richer than we can imagine.
  Let the Gospel lead, and may the same Spirit that spoke to Paul call you deeper into discipleship today!