Then
Barnabas
Went
To Tarsus
To
Look For Saul.
Scripture
Acts
11
23 When
he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled
with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.
24 Barnabas
was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And many
people were brought to the Lord.
26 When he
found him, he brought him back to Antioch. Both of them stayed there
with the church for a full year, teaching large crowds of people. (It
was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians.)
Observation
I
don't want you to miss this! Acts 11:25 is so important! It is what
God has called all of us to do!
God
was blessing Barnabas' ministry in the city of Antioch and many
people were being saved, but that wasn't enough. Barnabas left
Antioch and went to get Saul of Tarsus and brought him back to
Antioch.
Barnabas
saw the potential in Saul and Barnabas invested time and energy is
Saul's life. It didn't bother Barnabas to let the Apostle Saul who
would soon be called Paul take the lead in their ministry either.
Helping
others become what God has called them to be is what we are supposed
to do as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Life
is not all about us. Life is not all about me.
Barnabas
encouraged Paul and he stood up for the discouraged John Mark and he
probably invested in a lot of other men that we won't hear about
until we get to Heaven.
You
and I are called to do the same thing!
Application
I
will invest in the lives of the men that God has brought into my
life.
How
about you? Who needs a phone call? Who needs a word of encouragement?
Who needs to know that you care about them? It is a rainy day here in
Tampa. It is a perfect time to make a phone call, write a note, send
a text and encouraged a brother or sister in Christ!
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, the ministry of Barnabas could easily be overlooked because
of all that the Apostle Paul accomplished but if it hadn't of been
for Barnabas there wouldn't have been the three missionary journeys
of the Apostle Paul. Give me the attitude of Barnabas. Give me
Barnabas' heart for the men around me.
I
pray for the men in our small group. Help me to help them grow
spiritually.
I
pray for our lead pastors, Bruce and Brian. “May You give them the
desire of their hearts and make all their plans succeed. May You
answer all of their requests.” (Psalm 20:4-5 personalized)
Daily
Bible Reading: Job 5; Psalms 108; Acts 10,11
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