Quitting, Acts 13:1-13

This post concerns committing and then quitting.

Quitting discusses John Mark’s decision to abandon Paul and Barnabus on a preaching trip.

The Holy Spirit directed the Antioch church, Acts 13:2. “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” John Mark also went to help. out.

So, the Antioch church prayed and sent them out.

They sailed to Cyprus, Acts 13:5. “When they arrived at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had John to assist them.”

As they preached, Saul silenced a magician who opposed them, Acts 13:10-11. “You… enemy of all righteousness…will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord? …you will be blind and unable to see the sun for a time.”

This miracle helped cause the Proconsul to believe.

Acts 13:13. “Now Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia. And John left them and returned to Jerusalem,”

At this point, John Mark quit. Although we do not know why, his reasons did not convince Paul of sufficient merit.

When Paul and Barnabus proposed another preaching trip, Paul did not want to take John Mark Acts 16:38. “But Paul thought best not to take with them one who had withdrawn from them…and had not gone with them to the work.”

Later, John Mark became helpful, 2 Timothy 4:11. “Luke alone… with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he…very useful to me for ministry.”

These incidents show that one can recover from quitting.

Sometimes, we also quit. For example, we can quit our marriages or living as a faithful Christian. What do we need to do to restore these vital tasks?

Firstly, we have to mentally decide to repent of any sin and begin again. For our marriages, this means falling in love with our spouse again. We can love them again.

For life as a faithful Christian, we must repent of any wrongdoing and firmly resolve to worship and serve the Lord daily.

So, what did we learn?

1.John Mark quit the work.

2.Restoring marriages requires mental determination.

3.Restoring faithfulness to the Lord requires repenting of sin and resolving to live right.

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