Finishing the Work Assigned by Jesus
I hear people talking about having a "bucket list." It is a list of things that they want to do before they die. A lot of times it is that they want to travel to a particular place and see the sights there. Other times, they talk about skydiving or doing other things they have always wanted to do. Either way, I am not sure those are the things we ought to be focusing on. It is not that there is anything wrong with doing those things. It is a question of what is best. The Holy Spirit was showing Paul that he was facing chains and imprisonments, so he knew his life might not last too much longer. He was not afraid of what was coming. He was focusing on what was really important for him. (Acts 20:24) "But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus - the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God." Paul was not the only one who had work assigned to him. All of us, as Christians, have wo...