Gospel Reflections #394: God Knows

Acts 19:26 "As you see and hear, that Paul is preaching and taunting many, not only in Ephesus, but in almost the whole province of Asia, saying, 'Nothing made with hands is God.'"

This is one of the words that Paul said while evangelizing Ephesus, when the silversmith felt that Paul's words were causing a threat to the silversmith's ill-gotten income lifestyle, and he gathered his friends to accuse Paul and to persecute him.

Paul was being led by the Holy Spirit, moving forward and stopping in his tracks. 

Paul was being led by the Holy Spirit, but he was still getting into trouble, being accused, and being pressured.

We may feel that if we follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, we will not get involved in bad things or difficulties, but God can put us in the middle of problems in order to solve important issues.

If we only look at the reality shown to us by the Holy Spirit's guidance, we may feel confused and anxious, "This is not supposed to happen!We may feel confused and anxious.

But the Holy Spirit guides, helps, and protects us to the end.

Paul also experienced the Holy Spirit stopping him in his tracks through various people and giving him a helping hand.

Our God calls us, and if we accept it, He Himself is responsible for us to the end. It is not our effort or our responsibility.

God reminds us of His will and makes it happen.

Even if there are those who condemn or oppose us, we do not deal with them, but God deals with us in the best way at the best time.

Our God is a God who knows all the accusations, persecutions, pain, and wounds we suffer.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.