24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. 25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more (Acts 20:24-25).
Paul is speaking to the church at Ephesus. He is telling them that he will never return to them. Paul was evidently aware that his time to preach was limited. In verse 24 notice that the focus of Paul is to finish the work he was given, and that work was to testify to the grace of God through Christ Jesus. Paul indicates that his mission is a course (or elsewhere in scripture, a race). The course is not designed by Paul, but rather by God and is for a set purpose. God asks each of us to finish the course set before us and in doing so testify to God’s grace through the Gospel of the Lord Jesus.
Paul is speaking to the church at Ephesus. He is telling them that he will never return to them. Paul was evidently aware that his time to preach was limited. In verse 24 notice that the focus of Paul is to finish the work he was given, and that work was to testify to the grace of God through Christ Jesus. Paul indicates that his mission is a course (or elsewhere in scripture, a race). The course is not designed by Paul, but rather by God and is for a set purpose. God asks each of us to finish the course set before us and in doing so testify to God’s grace through the Gospel of the Lord Jesus.
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