📖 But some Jews arrived there from Antioch and Iconium; and having persuaded the people and won them over, they stoned Paul and [afterward] dragged him out of the town, thinking that he was dead.
But the disciples formed a circle about him, and he got up and went back into the town; and on the morrow he went on with Barnabas to Derbe.
When they had preached the good news (Gospel) to that town and made disciples of many of the people, they went back to Lystra and Iconium and Antioch,
Establishing and strengthening the souls and the hearts of the disciples, urging and warning and encouraging them to stand firm in the faith, and [telling them] that it is through many hardships and tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
—Acts 14:19-22 AMPC
Paul was an excellent example of commitment. He was so committed to his calling that even after being stoned and left for dead, he got up and eventually went back to the same place where he was stoned. You would have thought that Paul was the one who needed encouragement. He was stoned for no reason. He was simply walking out his calling. He was fulfilling the call of God that was on his life. Paul didn’t complain. Paul didn’t walk away from the ministry. He kept on going. He kept on preaching. Paul did not allow anything to stop him from walking out the plan of God. We must have the same tenacity. We must continue to persevere. We should want to be like Paul. We should be able to say that we fought the good fight, and that we finished our course. This should be the desire of every believer.
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