“‘But I admit that I follow the Way, which they call a cult. I worship the God of our ancestors, and I firmly believe the Jewish law and everything written in the prophets. 15 I have the same hope in God that these men have, that he will raise both the righteous and the unrighteous. 16 Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people.” 21:14-16 (NLT)
When the odds are against you what do you do? Paul, doesn’t back down and stands on the Truth of the Gospel, not just once but several times in front of several officials and a King. Each time he declares what he believes and how Jesus changed his life. Because no-one can find it worthy to kill Paul as the Jewish leaders desire, they choose to hold him in prison, set another trial with a different leader, and the finally send him to Rome to be heard by Caesar. In this time, he is held as a prisoner, is involved in a ship wreck, bitten by a snake, heals the sick, teaches about Christ, and writes most of the New Testament. It would have been easy for Paul to give up, but the good news for you and I is the fact that he doesn’t. Because of his faithfulness to the Lord, Paul’s letters are still impacting people today!
Paul faced extreme odds! He could have given up and thrown a pity party, woe is me, but instead he took advantage of every situation by remaining faithful and sharing the truth with his words, spoken and written. When the odds are against you, what do you do?
Dan Gould 
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