Place To Place,

Proclaiming The Word

And Saul approved of their killing him.

That day a severe persecution began against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria. Devout men buried Stephen and made loud lamentation over him. But Saul was ravaging the church by entering house after house; dragging off both men and woman, he committed them to prison.

Now those who were scattered went from place to place, proclaiming the word. Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them. The crowds with one accord listened eagerly to what was said by Philip, hearing and seeing the signs that he did, for unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, came out of many who were possessed; and many others who were paralyzed or lame were cured. So there was great joy in that city.

Acts 8:1-8

Christians are not immune from the storms of life. Real storms, hurricanes, floods, terrorism all affect us. It is likely that thousands of people who love the Lord have found themselves in places they never expected to live. However, just like in the day when Saul was scattering the Christians, those same Christians want to spread their message, wherever they are. While none of us would choose the kind of financial loss from a hurricane, would we see it as an opportunity to share the hope Jesus Christ has given us?

If we are uprooted,

we can scatter the seeds of the gospel

wherever we go.

There’s no wrong place to share the gospel.

Our Daily Bread – September 17, 2006