JESUS says "YE MIGHT HAVE PEACE"...now why would he say that...because of the Tribulations of the world and the firey trials of this life weigh you down...PAUL, understood, and knew what HE MEANT.
The Power of this IS unreal once it is mastered...Living in this Place with Jesus CHRIST...it is a peaceful place...FOR HE KNEW and BELIEVED " What shall we then say to these things? IF God be for us, who can be against us?" ~ Romans 8:31
For Paul was in Prison in BONDS right before having to defend himself before the king and He states to king Agrppa..."I THINK MYSELF HAPPY" Indeed this is for the GLORY of the LORD...there is no doubt at all PAUL WAS AT PEACE IN HIS SOUL THE WHOLE TIME OF THIS TIME...it was a glorious thing professing His past works NOT denying them, but denouncing them and bringing the ONES that were Left in the DARK AS HE to the LIGHT...but HE OBEYED the VISION of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.
I THINK MYSELF HAPPY, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews: ~ ACTS 26:2
ACTS 2:2-
3Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
King Agrippa was and expert in the Customs of the Jews and Learning of the Apostolic Christians as well...
4My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; 5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. 6And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers: 7Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I AM ACCUSED OF THE JEWS. 8Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?
Note: He don't deny his past Actions,
9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. 11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
12Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, 13At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. 14And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 15And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. 16But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for THIS PURPOSE, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee; 17DELIVERING THEE FROM THE PEOPLE, and FROM THE GENTILES, UNTO WHOM NOW I SEND THEE, 18To open their eyes, and TO TURN them from DARKNESS TO LIGHT, and from The POWER OF SATAN unto God, that THEY MAY RECEIVE FORGIVENESS OF SINS, and INHERITANCE AMONG THEM WHICH ARE SANCTIFIED BY FAITH THAT IS IN ME.
19Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I ((( WAS NOT ))) DISOBEDIENT UNTO THE HEAVENLY ((( VISION ))) : 20But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and then to the Gentiles, THAT THEY SHOULD REPENT AND TURN TO GOD, AND DO WORKS MEET FOR REPENTANCE. 21For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. 22Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come: 23That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.
See Paul KNEW this and was happy in JESUS CHRIST THE LIVING God...He had NO fear, and there was perfectly good reason to have FEAR but There was none...
Hence Paul was like a David...in His day per repenting always even as David Psalm 51:7-17
7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 MAKE ME to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
10 CREATE IN ME A ((( CLEAN HEART ))), O God; and RENEW A ((( RIGHT SPIRIT ))) WITHIN ME.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
13 THEN WILL I TEACH TRANGRESSORS THY WAYS; AND SINNERS SHALL BE CONVERTED UNTO THEE.
14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
*It was not intended, for I highlighted as I read...and then looked again an it was a so...ALWAY strive to OBEY and REVERENCE Him...halt NOT AT Jesus Christ but man and things of this world ONLY...
SEEK JESUS CHRIST And go to church and do AS ACTS 2. Tthere is NO OTHER way for any other way is DESTRUCTION to a Burning hell...JOHN 10 any other way is a THIEF and A ROBBER...if the SACRIFICE is NOT OFFERED AT THE DOOR YOU are a thief and a ROBBER...YOU CANT GET IT ANY OTHER WAY...Jesus Christ is the ONLY WAY...THERE IS NO OTHER WAY and go to HIS HOUSE to GET IT...
