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Bible Reading: Acts 18:1-26
Key Verse: Verse 18 – “And Paul after
this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the
brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila;
having shorn his head
in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.
Key Words: and with him Priscilla
Paul’s friend, Priscilla,
no doubt was a remarkable woman. She was
one of the prominent women in the New Testament church, and perhaps the most
influential. Priscilla was actively
engaged in promoting the cause of Christ in Corinth and Ephesus. Paul tells us in Romans 16:3 that Priscilla
was a helper to him. We also read in II
Timothy 4:19 that Priscilla was worthy of being saluted (honored).
Priscilla is a picture of
loyalty both to the Lord and to the Apostle Paul.
While I certainly do not
condone loyalty to man and I would never want anyone to idolize man, there is a
great illustration of loyalty in the following story.
One of the all-time greats
in baseball was Babe Ruth. His bat had
the power of a cannon, and his record of 714 home runs remained unbroken until
Hank Aaron came along. The Babe was the
idol of sports fans, but in time age took its toll, and his popularity began to
wane. Finally the Yankees traded him to
the Braves. In one of his last games in
Cincinnati, Babe Ruth began to falter.
He struck out and made several misplays that allowed the Reds to score
five runs in one inning. As the Babe
walked toward the dugout, chin down and dejected, there rose from the stands an
enormous storm of boos and catcalls.
Some fans actually shook their fists.
Then a wonderful thing happened.
A little boy jumped over the railing, and with tears streaming down his
cheeks he ran out to the great athlete.
Unashamedly, he flung his arms around the Babe’s legs and held on
tightly. Babe Ruth scooped him up,
hugged him, and set him down again.
Patting him gently on the head, he took his hand and the two of them
walked off the field together.
Now, let me ask you: who
are you holding hands and walking with?
Hopefully, it’s God.
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Be loyal to God.
✞ Loyalty is defined as
being reliable to another. Can God rely upon you?
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