1 Kings 8: 22-66, 1 Kings 9: 1-9, Acts 14, Psalm 100
Acts 14: 19-20 (ESV)
“But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having
persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city,
supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose
up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.”
In verses 19 through 20 from Acts 14, we read that Paul was
stoned by the crowds from Antioch and Iconium and then dragged out of the city.
After the disciples gathered around him, they found out that Paul wasn’t dead.
And I love this part; Paul got up and returned to the city. Some Biblical
scholars have suggested that Paul was hurt and was miraculously healed by
Father-God, while others have suggested that Paul was rendered unconscious by
one of the stones that hit him. I find it interesting that the crowds who stoned
him thought Paul was dead, which makes me think they checked him for signs of
life before dragging him out of the city. The important point in these verses
isn’t the miracle of Paul being still alive after being stoned and dragged out of
the city, but that Paul wasn’t freaked out by it all. Paul’s faith in his
mission to spread the teachings of Jesus Christ was so strong, that after being
stoned and thought dead, he picked himself up and went back to the city and
then left the next day with Barnabas to go to Derbe.
Paul’s behavior shows us that even if we are knocked down and
left for dead Father-God will heal us, and the power of the Holy Spirit will
give us the strength to keep going on with our mission from God. Because if it
was done for Paul, it will be done for any believer.
If you enjoyed reading my thoughts about these Bible verses,
find yourself a good, Holy Spirit filled, Bible-based church where you hear
about the word of God and be filled with healing miracles for Father-God and the
power of the Holy Spirit.
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