September 4
Paul’s life was rough. He endured much hardship in service to the Kingdom of Christ. The mere rigors of travel in that day and age were imposing, so he suffered much even are to faithfully represent Him to those of like precious faith and to unbelievers also.without factoring in the beatings, the shipwrecks…
Yet he willingly endured without complaint. Why? What made Paul so steadfast in his service to the Lord? The answer to that question comes in Galatians 2:20 where Paul gives us an insight into his life of service.
Here he says, “The life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me.” The paramount focus of Paul’s life was the life, death and resurrection of our incarnate God and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Paul realized that no earthly achievements, no temporal accolades will endure beyond the moment of drawing ones final breath. Because he understood that Jesus died to give him life and treasure beyond this world’s finest gifts, he embraced that truth and spent himself in the sharing of it with others.
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