“Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.” -Acts 8:4
We see here that as the first great persecution of the Church begins, following the martyrdom of Stephen, the people were scattered throughout the region. Yet, short of being scared off from Christ, they instead chose to go about preaching the Word so that more may believe. How often do we face trials or persecution with a spirit of fear instead of with a spirit of power and love (2 Timothy 1:7)? How often do we allow for the preaching of Scripture to be our natural response to opposition faced in the world? Even if I feel scorned by nonbelievers I often just coat my self in a shell of false religiosity and self-righteousness thinking “Okay, I will show them through my Godly patience and piousness,” whereas the biblical precedence is clearly to go forth from that trial and proclaim the Gospel message of the one who gives me the strength to move forward.
Posted by Todd Burus 
