"The proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man . . . called for Barnabas and Saul and sought to hear the word of God."
Sometimes I think we believers imagine that no one "out there" wants to hear the Word of the Lord. We feel that we are all alone, as the only ones who have any interest in the truth, or the gospel. The
Bible--the New Testament in particular--challenges this notion. Here, a sharp guy wants to hear the Word. (Cf. in this connection Acts
13:42 & 44, where people "beg" to hear the Word, and show up in big numbers [to do so].)
Therefore, let us always be prepared to speak the gospel of Christ's grace to any and all who will hear. We are likely to be surprised by those who are (and who are not) interested.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Our victory lies not in ourselves and our own habitual strength, but in Christ's fresh assistance." --William Bridge, in "A Lifting Up for the Downcast"]
