They did not cease

So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ. – Acts 5.41-42

Daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus. They knew trouble was coming, but they did not cease.

No ceasing, or staying with it, or not losing heart, or not quitting, or being steadfast is something that we read about over and over again the the word of God. Seeing that we have this ministry we do not quit, be not weary in well doing, be steadfast unmovable, and run with patience the race that is set before you are but a few examples.

These men rejoiced in being found worthy of suffering.

Then they got busy.

In our day it seems like we can spend so much time taking about opposition and our fears of persecution that we re to busy to do what we need to do. Some folks spend so much time on Facebook crying about how bad the future is because of news laws and societal changes that we forget that there is really only one cure. That cure is not changed laws, but changed hearts.

The more bad news we see the more motivated we ought to be to move forward teaching and preaching that Jesus is the Christ. We can’t quit out of fear. We need to redouble our efforts to share our message.