No good deed goes unpunished. At Lystra a man lame from birth listens to Paul, has faith to be made well, and leaps to his feet. The crowd decides the gods have come down in human form, the priest of Zeus arrives with oxen and garlands looking to protect his livelihood, and Paul and Barnabas tear their robes to stop the sacrifice. Then Paul’s enemies from Antioch and Iconium arrive, win over the crowd, stone him, and drag him out of the city for dead. He gets up and walks back in. The enemies of Christ are determined, but they are doomed, and the servants of the Lord are precious to Him and protected until He calls them home.
Scripture: Acts 14:8-20
