Day 326: Acts 21:20 - 23:35

At times, Christians can have a very inaccurate idea that Christianity is a very clean and simple process. We sometimes tend to view Christianity as more of an escape from conflict and drama, but we can see through the life of Paul and so many other believers throughout history that Christianity is just the opposite. Unfortunately, that very fact is the reason why so many people fall away from the faith after only a few months. We as ministers of God's Word must stop "marketing" Christianity as some sort of "get out of jail free card," and start presenting it accurately with all of it's difficulties and conflicts. We can see in this passage that there was nothing comfortable about the situation Paul found himself in. He had been treating terribly by both of the groups that he had a right to say he was a part of. He had been abused, beaten up, yelled at, and accused and all because he believed in Jesus. And yet throughout all of it, he kept his eyes on the call that God had placed on his life and was looking forward to his opportunity to go to Rome. Just like Paul, we must learn how to look past our current circumstances and start thanking God for all of the blessings that will come as a result of the things we are experiencing now.

- Lord, I may not be comfortable right now, but I know that You have a plan for my life and regardless of what I'm going through or why I'm going through it, I choose to do it for Your glory because I know that no matter what, You will always bring us through to the other side if we keep our eyes on You. -