Even before he was converted on the Damascus Rd. the apostle Paul was used to evangelize the lost. \u201dWhat?\u201d you say; \u201chow could that be? I thought only Christians could do so.\u201d Well, it\u2019s true; in the providence of God the unexpected often takes place.\u00a0 We must not limit God. Listen to what Luke wrote:<\/p>\n
On that day a severe persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the land of\u00a0 Judea and Samaria . . . So, those who were scattered went on their way preaching the message of good news (Acts \u00a08:1,4, HCSB).<\/p>\n
In the original, verse 4 reads \u201cthose who were scattered abroad went everywhere announcing the message of good news. (or \u201cevangelizing;\u201d the Greek is euaggeliezomenoi). And, as the context shows, Paul was a part of those who did the scattering. One way God evangelizes is through persecution.<\/p>\n
Today, there is persecution of the church throughout the world.\u00a0 Andrew Brunson is an example.\u00a0 We prayed for his release (as we should) but also prayed that God would enable him to win some Turks to Christ. Remember how God used Paul and his companions to reach the Philippian jailer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Even before he was converted on the Damascus Rd. the apostle Paul was used to evangelize the lost. \u201dWhat?\u201d you say; \u201chow could that be? I thought only Christians could do so.\u201d Well, it\u2019s true; in the providence of God the unexpected often takes place.\u00a0 We must not limit God. Listen to what Luke wrote: …
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