Acts 18:6 (NKJV) But when they opposed him and blasphemed, he shook his garments and said to them, “Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
As the apostle Paul spoke to the Jews and tried to convince them that Jesus was the messiah, they opposed him and spoke blasphemously.
God’s spirit told Paul it was time to move on, and so he did just that. There’s a lesson to be learned here for many of us.
Many times we go to someone and speak to them or try to teach them, only to find them resisting us very strongly. When this happens, we need to know what God wants us to do.
There will be times when He will prompt us to stay and continue to teach and preach. But there will definitely be times when He will prompt us to move on and leave them to their own devices.
It isn’t always easy to know when to stay and when to move on, but if we can learn this and hear God’s voice when He speaks to us regarding these things, we will save ourselves a lot of unfruitful labor and spend more time among those people who actually want to hear what we have to say!
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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