“But there is another urgency before me now. I feel compelled to go to Jerusalem. I’m completely in the dark about what will happen when I get there. I do know that it won’t be any picnic, for the Holy Spirit has let me know repeatedly and clearly that there are hard times and imprisonment ahead. But that matters little. What matters most to me is to finish what God started: the job the Master Jesus gave me of letting everyone I meet know all about this incredibly extravagant generosity of God.“
Acts 20:24 MSG – A verse of the day from the Bible presented in Eugene Peterson’s contemporary version called The Message. Accompanied by a personal reflection below.
This was Luke’s mission in life: to finish what God started in him, which was to preach the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. And so, he does just that: going far and wide to tell about “this incredibly extravagant generosity.” What is your mission in life?
