Time To Gather

Acts 14:19-20 "Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won the crowds to their side. They stoned Paul and dragged him out of town, thinking he was dead. 20  But as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he left with Barnabas for Derbe."

This scripture gives us amazing insight into the works of darkness and it allows us to see the power God that is available through the lives of believers. Paul was preaching truth and standing for what was right in the eyes of God and some people came into the situation and turned the crowds against him. Not only did they resist what he was say but they attacked him, stoned him and left him for dead. Paul's ministry and life could have ended right there but the scripture says "the believers gathered around him and he got up".

I don't know about you but I believe that when someone stands up for what is right, we believers in Jesus Christ should gather around them. Right now in Marshall County and in the State of Alabama we have two men that have stood up for what is right and they are being attacked.

The first one is Tim Nabors the Marshall County Superintendent; the school board received a letter from an atheist group demanding that they stop praying before the school board meetings, along with a list of other complaints. Tim Nabors said publicly that they will not stop praying just because they received a letter from a group that was opposed to prayer. He said that unless a judge ordered them to stop, they would pray. Praise God, Praise God that we have someone willing to stand up for what is right.

The second is State Representative Clay Scofield, he has proposed a bill SB12, that would require pregnant women in the state of Alabama to have an ultrasound to see the baby, before she can have an abortion. Praise God, Praise God that someone is fighting for the lives of unborn babies. Both these men have stood up for what is right and they have come under attack. Like the apostle Paul they are being stoned from many directions, so my question is where are the believers? It is time to gather around these men and surround them with our support, prayers and resources. When someone does the wrong thing, believers are the first to sound the alarm. So when someone does the right thing we as believers in Jesus Christ should sound the alarm and gather around them with support.

So I invite you to join me in gathering around these men and standing with them. Call their offices, email them and cover Facebook declaring to the world that you are gathering around these men and that you stand with them. Paul's life and ministry could have ended that day, but the believers gathered around him and he got up. Let's keep these men standing, because they are standing for the things that please God.