“After going through Pisidia, they came into Pamphylia, and when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.” At least three places were visited here, and we see that there’s an order to their movement. What are they doing? They are preaching the word in Perga. We don’t know too well what they did in Pisidia; the Bible says they ‘went through’ it. We don’t know if they preached through, but we are sure they preached in Perga.
Acts 14:24-28
These lines contain the truth that to get to a place, you need to go through other places. If you can understand a place as not just a physical place but a destination, you will understand that our lives as Christians, as servants of God, will require going through things or experiencing them.
Before we can serve God in certain capacities, we need to go through certain experiences, and sometimes the only reason we are not able to be effective ministers, able to preach and impart truth or the life of God as we ought to, is that we don’t go through certain things. Put otherwise, we don’t move. You can’t stay in one place and accomplish the will of God as you ought to. If you’re going to accomplish God’s will, you will have to move.
How do you move? Again, it’s not just physically, because you look at some of your lives today and wonder, “I’m not moving up and down like Paul. I’m not moving from city to city preaching. I’m not a ‘sent one’ [apostle] like that. I do not go from place to place. So, how then do I stand the chance of serving God?” Look at the things God has told you to serve Him in. It’s in that area He has placed you. In 1 Corinthians 7:20, the Bible says every man should remain in his calling – where God found him.
(…to be continued)
