Acts 22:17-21 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;… God always has a place for His children. If they are not wanted in one sphere, they are in another. Their place may be "far hence," far from the sphere which they long to fill, far from their present circle of companionship; in quite another profession and line of service from that which they have felt sure they were intended for; but wherever it is, it is the only place for them to be in. The far-off place which God chooses is better than any place nearer which is the disciple's preference. God sometimes comes to a teacher in his class, to a superintendent at the head of his school, to a pastor in a delightful field of labour, to a father or a mother in a pleasant home, to a student in the middle of his college career, to a business man in a work for which he seems eminently fitted, and says to the surprised hearer, "I will send thee forth far hence." When God speaks that word, no child of His may hold back from a prompt and hearty acquiescence. The only proper response to such an announce. ment is, "Even so, Father, for so it seems good in Thy sight." (H. C. Trumbull, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; |
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