Tikkun America RESTORE Magazine Adar I | February 2024 | Page 20

Bearing fruit

That Will Last

PATRICIA JUSTER
Often , I reflect on the life of Paul and wonder what motivated him to keep on going with such zeal , even after being beaten , stoned , or whipped . What really was behind the statement from Acts 20:24 ...... “ I consider my life worth nothing to me , if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me--the task of testifying to the gospel of God ’ s grace ”?
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