Tuesday April 25
St. Mark's Day
Bible Reading: Acts 15: 36 - 41
Topic: Second Chance
Paul and Barnabas parted
ways over John Mark because he deserted them during the first Missionary Journey
(Acts 13: 13)
The decision of Paul not
to include him and Barnabas' opposition brought about a sharp division with
Barnabas parting ways with Paul and taking John Mark with him.
Paul thought that Mark
could not be trusted again while Barnabas felt that he needed to be given a
second chance.
Mark was to prove so
faithful and dependable that is his last epistle, Paul told Timothy ". . .
. . Get Mark and bring him to me for he is very useful to me in the
Ministry" (2 Tim. 4: 11)
Barnabas saw something in John
Mark which Paul did not see - a mighty soldier in the making - that Paul would
later recognize (Col. 4: 10)
There is always the need
to uphold the weak and be patient with all. The weak today may be the strength
of the Church tomorrow.
So encourage all to grow
in the service of the Lord.
"Better is the end of
a thing that the beginning thereof" (Ecc. 7: 8)
For you as a child of God,
success is measured by how you finish and not how you started, so don't give up
Prayer:
Father in Heaven, thank
You for Your Grace in my life. Please help me to be a source of encouragement
to someone today for I pray in the Mighty Name of Jesus Christ my Lord, Amen
Memory Verse: Acts 15: 39
"And the contention
was so sharp between them that they departed asunder one from the other and so
Barnabas took Mark and sailed unto Cyprus"
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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