To the Ends. . .

Many years ago, as I was preparing to embark on my faith journey, some said to me that I should choose a life verse from the Bible. If you don’t know what that is, it is a verse that characterizes your life or brings your life into clear focus. Though I’ve had a few of these verses in the past, none of them characterized my whole life as much as the verse from which the title of the blog and our newsletter comes from, Acts 1:8. It says, “8But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Until recently, I thought that this verse was the only verse that talked about taking the message of the love of Jesus to the ends of the earth. However, a friend pointed out that he had always thought that the title of the blog and newsletter came from Acts 13:47. It turns out that this verse indeed does talk about taking salvation to the ends of the earth.  And not only is this phrase used here, it is used more than a dozen times throughout Scripture.  The other times that this phrase is used is found in the Old Testament in Job, Psalms, Isaiah (which, by the way, is where it comes from at Acts 13:47), and several other books.  So, if you ever have the chance of seeing our newsletter, Acts 1:8 is my latest life verse and probably will always be my life verse.  Do you have a life verse?  Please leave a comment as to why you chose your life verse.