It is hard to imagine what the world would be like without Saul of Tarsus (the apostle Paul), but it would have been harder to imagine that such a violent persecutor of Christians would become a Christian and a missionary. His conversion and call, recorded in Acts 9:1-22, teach us not to despair of anyone or of ourselves, because God’s grace is sufficient for them and for us.
Timothy and Epaphroditus demonstrated the mind of Christ in the way they lived.
No matter how bad things get, God is still working out his own holy will through seen and unseen agents.
From all of eternity God held a secret, which he finally revealed through his church to all the heavenly beings.
