This is a powerful chapter...especially Paul's speech to the Ephesian elders. One thing I noticed is that Paul twice said, "I did not shrink back." He recognized that there was a temptation to stop short of what God was calling him to do. Both in what he said and in what he did. He chose to move forward in faith and to not let fear grip him.
Let's not "shrink back" from what God is calling us to say and do today. We too need to move forward in faith with our words and actions.
May it be that all pastors do not shrink back from proclaiming the whole counsel of God to their congregations that they too may be blameless and innocent of the blood of those over whom they have been given shepherding duties.
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