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Day by Day Devotional - Year 4 of 5
Acts 18:12-28
The intrigues of the Jews and their accusations before Gallio do not prevent Paul from carrying on his work in Corinth. According to His promise, the Lord protects him (v. 10).
Then he starts off again, proceeds to Ephesus where he leaves Aquila and Priscilla, goes down to Jerusalem via Caesarea and finally completes his second missionary journey at Antioch (see the map at the end of your Bible). From v. 23 the tireless apostle’s third missionary journey begins. He crosses again to Phrygia and Galatia (see 16:6), where assemblies had been formed which later caused him much anxiety (Galatians 1:2; Galatians 4:11).
While this is going on, another servant of God arrives at Ephesus. He is Apollos, a worker who is notable for his eloquence and power in presenting the Word; these are the consequences of his fervour (v. 25), for a man can only speak well out of a full heart (Matthew 12:34-35). More than that, he teaches diligently and with boldness, "the things of the Lord"! But his gifts do not prevent Apollos from humbly allowing Aquila and Priscilla to explain to him the truths which he does not know. He is quick to listen, and his service in Achaia, where he goes afterwards, can only benefit from this.
