Pastor Jon Bell of Calvary Chapel in Flower Mound, Texas, shared a reflection on Acts 20:24. Joy, said Pastor Bell, comes from surrendering fully to Jesus Christ.
By Paul's declaration that he"may finish my race with joy," he was stating that"there is a direct relationship between joy and losing our lives to God," Bell revealed.
"Lastly, Paul says he doesn’t count his life dear to himself, not only so he could finish his race with joy, but also, ‘the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus,’" he said. Paul's persecution, arrest, imprisonment and death were the completion of his ministry —"and that was what he saw life to be about."
Paul"lived for something bigger and better than himself, which in turn was also the best for himself. His life was meaningful, and nothing was ever lost or taken away because all was given to God," said Bell.
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