The Journey-Endure (Read more: Acts 9:23-35) Saul is in trouble. He used to be an important part of the Jewish community. He was admired for his passionate persecution of those who preached and believed in the Good News of Jesus Christ. Now he is a believer himself. And his former colleagues don’t like it. They want him shut down. Permanently. Saul is forced to escape the city by climbing into a basket (that must have been a really big basket, or Saul was a really small man), and allowing other believers to lower him through an opening in the city wall. In this passage, God helps Saul escape. Later in Acts, we will read how, instead of helping Saul escape persecution, God gives him grace to endure. Are you facing persecution right now? Or maybe you’re not being persecuted, but you’re struggling with difficult circumstances? Pray. Ask God to give you a means of escape or the grace to endure. Pray that no matter what, He will be glorified through you and that others will see the light...