Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 14:21-28
by: Jerry Johnson.
I remember watching the old Timex watch commercials with John Cameron Swayze in which he said, “They take a licking but keep on ticking.” Here in Acts 14, Paul and Barnabas were willing to “take a licking” in order to proclaim the Gospel and strengthen others’ faith. I wonder what Christ’s early followers would think about believers today who complain about the loss of modern conveniences for a short time. How many of us are ready to “count the cost” if either persecution or hardship comes our way? Will we keep on ticking for Christ, or will our battery die out?