Passage
Acts 20:13-24 (ESV)
Hosea Obeyed the Lord
Hosea 1:1-2:1
Key Verse: 1:1:2
My Only Aim
Date: Oct. 2, 2014
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 20:24
First, I served the Lord with great humility and tears (13-21). Paul was in hurry to get to Jerusalem by the day of Pentecost. From Miletus, he sent for the elders of the church in Ephesus to give them a farewell address. His tone is like a father speaking to his children. He served the Lord with great humility and with tears telling them anything they needed to hear to repent and accept the gospel. Do I teach the Bible with great humility and tears?
Second, my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me (22-24). Paul had a deep sense of mission. He said that he was compelled by the Spirit. His life had clear aim like an arrow hitting the bull’s eye. He wanted to finish the good race of faith well and complete the task entrusted to him by the Lord Jesus—the task of testifying to God’s grace. Does my life have a clear aim? Am I running the good race of faith with my eyes fixed on Jesus? (Heb. 12:1,2a)
Prayer: Lord, help me to have clear aim and run the good race of faith to the end.
One Word: Run with clear aim to preach the gospel
