"He [Paul] remained for two full years in his lodgings. He received all who came to him, and with complete assurance and without hindrance he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ." (Acts 28: 30 - 31).
The above scripture text is the remarkable end of the Acts of the Apostles. Tomorrow is Sunday, May 20th, Pentecost Sunday. We started reading Acts of the Apostles 50 days ago from Easter Sunday. Let us recap a few salient points with regard to the mission of Paul:
1. Acts 1: 8, Jesus predicted: “You will be my witnesses in Jerusalem…and to the ends of the earth.” Paul has fulfilled this prophecy on behalf of the Church.
2. "The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, "Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome." (Acts 23: 11).
The remarkable thing about Paul's ministry in Rome is how it came about. Paul was in house arrest and could not move from place to place. Yet he was able to evangelize Rome thanks to Divine Providence.
Never diminish the force and power of Divine Providence.
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways—oracle of the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, my thoughts higher than your thoughts." (Isaiah 55: 8 - 9).
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