“The help that comes from God.”

Acts 26:19-23, “Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision, but declared first to those in Damascus, then in Jerusalem and throughout all the region of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds in keeping with their repentance. For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. To this day I have had the help that comes from God, and so I stand here testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: that the Christ must suffer and that, by being the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light both to our people and to the Gentiles.”

Paul stands before the king and is invited to speak; he tells his own story of all that the Lord has done for him and how he has given him the help to proclaim His name. We don’t have Paul’s vision or His story, but we have our own story of all that He has done for us. Are we willing to be used by Him to bring glory to His name?

Give us Your help today to bring glory to Your name, to proclaim Your light to others!

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