So they went on their way from the presence of the Council, rejoicing that they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name. And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ (Acts 5:41-42).
Shortly after Pentecost, the apostles were arrested and put in prison for preaching and teaching in the temple that Jesus was the Christ. They were miraculously set free and went back to preaching and teaching in the temple. Soon, they were arrested again, flogged, and ordered not to speak in the name of Jesus. "So they went on their way...rejoicing they had been considered worthy to suffer shame for His name."
Each of us has a unique opportunity today to stand up and speak out for Jesus in a society that is growing less and less tolerant of His name! Let us follow in the footsteps of the apostles who "kept right on teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ."
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