Serving God

Readings:
II Chronicles 27
Acts 28:16-31

Focus:
Acts 28:30: "He stayed there two full years at his own expense, with a welcome for all who came to him."

The Bible doesn't tell us how Paul died. The last we hear of him in the Bible is that he was in Rome under a sort of house arrest. Tradition has it, however, that he was eventually beheaded.

While he is under arrest in Rome, however, he does not spend his time lamenting his condition, or working full time on his own case. Instead, he welcomes all who come, and, as the next verse says, openly teaches about Jesus. He doesn't concentrate on himself; he concentrates on God.

Paul's goal in life was not to have the best life he could have for himself. His goal was to serve God as best he could, and to help others know about God, regardless of the effect on himself. That's an amazing goal, and one that I have a hard time making my own. It is something I know I ought to do.