I took me about 20 minutes to read this passage. As Paul was closing out his message to the Christians in Corinth he explained that he was going to stay in Ephesus for a while. In 16:9 explains that a large opportunity has presented itself in which he could work effectively. But opportunity wasn’t the only thing present; there was also opposition. I wonder which one fed the growth of the other? It makes sense that growing opportunities would spur the enemy of our souls to incite opposition. But doesn’t it also make that the more opposition the more opportunities? That seems to be the way that God has worked through the church throughout history; the greatest growth has occurred when the church held the position of underdog. Knowing this truth, Paul could have seen the growing opposition and realized that God was at work to produce a great reward. Sometimes I’m pretty sure that I look at life from a wrong perspective.
Stuart
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