Acts 21:10-14

Acts 21:10-14

¹⁰ After we had been there a number of days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. ¹¹ Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, tied his own hands and feet with it and said, “The Holy Spirit says, ‘In this way the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and will hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

¹² When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. ¹³ Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” ¹⁴ When he would not be dissuaded, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.”

"I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." -Paul

Again we see Paul's faith. Had he followed common sense and earthly logic, chances are Paul would not have gone to Jerusalem. Instead, Paul went with what he felt called to do by the Lord despite knowing what was ahead of him.

As humans, we are beings of worry. We worry about the unknown, about things we cannot control. Worry and the unknown conflict with our faith and ability to trust in God, especially in those tough and trying moments. As Christians, we can look to Paul as an example of one living in faith. Sometimes the unknown is scary but in the case of Paul, the known might be even more frightening. Later in chapter 21, Paul got beaten and arrested. He knew this was coming and He still obeyed the God.

The more I read the Bible, the more I realize how little my faith really is..