Opponents of Jesus Christ, His gospel, and His church inadvertently create unintended benefits through their persecution and hostility. In today’s reading, it happens again in the case of the new convert, Saul.
Today’s reading:
My selection:
But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ. When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him, but their plot became known to Saul.
Acts 9:22-24a
For more reflections on this passage, see the corresponding reading in my book Cover to Cover: Through the Bible in 365 days.
Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture references are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Permanent Text Edition® (2016). Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
Comments