Think of all the places you've been, all the jobs, all the relationships. Where have you lived? How many times have you moved? How many friendships have been created?
Did you ever consider that the webs of our lives, the interconnected relationships, jobs, homes travels, could actually be used by God to increase the knowledge of His Son, Jesus Christ?
This is what Paul is expressing in verse 14. God opened a door for him but he could not put his spirit to rest because he wanted so desperately to find Titus. So, his desire to find his friend compelled him to leave Troas. But his path both to Troas and then to Macedonia, meant that He was able to spread the message of Jesus Christ to more people in more places! Here's how he says it, "But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him."
So Paul sees these trips he makes and the places he stays and the relationships he builds, even the problems that cause him to leave on place and go to another as a means to spread the message of hope in Christ.
Makes me reconsider the moves I've made and the relationships and the trips and the "mistakes" and see them in a different light. How about you?
Thoughts on the Bible, Church, life and living it to its full potential in Jesus Christ!
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