Heaven Land Devotions - Now I Go Bound In The Spirit

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There came a time for Paul the Apostle to turn the torch over to
the elders of Ephesus. He was in Miletus, where he summoned them
to let them know he was moving on. He spent most of his mission
in bonds and imprisonments.


He said to them, "And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto
Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:
Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that
bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me,
neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish
my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of
the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. "Acts
20:22-24.


There was a calm sense of joy in his discharging his duty to
others who would carry on. He went "bound in the spirit to
Jerusalem." No other time did Paul say anything about going or
doing anything being "bound in the spirit" until then. And yet it
was the first time he equated being bound with joy.


You see, there are many who have been on the very long, narrow
road of the Cross. Many times finding themselves bound by so much
external hardships, shipwrecks, emotional imprisonments, sorrows,
sickness and disappointments. But there comes a time like Paul,
where the tide turns, and these that have been faithful to the
Lord will be ready to repeat those same words with the same
joy...."And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit to the new
Jerusalem, to finish my course with joy."


"To Paul, more than to any other man, doing Christ's work was his
earthly pay, but gaining Christ's smile was heaven." ~ Margaret
Bottome