Once Upon a Time… The End

A Series on Women in the Bible
 (Use the link below to read the verses.)
Acts 18:1-26

 [God worked in and through the lives of countless women in the Bible. These women played significant, if not critical roles in the Lord’s plan of Redemption. In this series, we will look at the faithfulness of some of these God fearing women.]

  

“Once upon a time” is the proper way to start a story.

 

Of course, we all have a story to tell. It’s a story about events, circumstances and people whose lives have intersected with ours. People who have had an impact on us, and we on them. For me, it was people like Greg, Lynn, Ken, Allan, Dick, Mark, Bob and others. You can probably come up with your own list for your story.

 

People come into our lives and we have no idea how their life will change ours; or how we will change their life. This was the case of Priscilla and Aquila, husband and wife, and Paul, with whom they happened to cross paths.

 

Priscilla and Aquila had lived in Italy but were deported when all the Jews were forced to leave. They went to Corinth where they met Paul during his third missionary trip. Because they were both tent makers, they hit it off and worked together. Not only did they make tents, but they also spread the Gospel.

 

When Paul left Corinth to continue his missionary trip, Priscilla and Aquila went with him. Their next stop was Ephesus, where eventually Priscilla and Aquila stayed when Paul left.

 

While in Ephesus, a Jewish believer named Apollos arrived and began to speak boldly about Jesus. However, his understanding of the Gospel was incomplete. Here’s how God used Priscilla and Aquila in his life.

 

²⁵ Apollos had been instructed in the way of the Lord, and he spoke with great fervor and taught about Jesus accurately, though he knew only the baptism of John. ²⁶ He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they invited him to their home and explained to him the way of God more adequately.            NIV

 

Priscilla and Aquila were also well known throughout the Christian world because they had been committed to sharing the Gospel. Paul spoke of them as his “co-workers in Christ”; all because they crossed paths in Corinth with Paul.

 

“The End” is the proper way to finish a story. 

Back in the day, all the movies finished with a big finish which included the words “The End” prominently displayed on the screen. But for you and me, as long as we’re still kicking, our story continues; it’s not “The End”.

 

So the question for us, is who has the Lord brought into our life? Whose life will we build into today for Jesus?

 

Copyright 2021 Joseph B Williams