“Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus.” Where would all the evangelists, pastors, and missionaries, be without Godly couples such as these to help us on in our ministries? Every preacher knows the value of an Aquila and Priscilla—or should know.
Such people score high on God’s list of the laity. They labored together as husband and wife as tent makers, opened their home for church services, instructed ministerial students in the deeper things of God, and were willing to lay down their lives for God’s man. This humble couple was known and respected among all the churches. They were part of Paul’s team. They weren’t stars, just players.
I thank God for all the “Aquila’s and Priscilla’s” who have given their hands, hearts, and homes to help this unworthy servant along the way. It is such people, I’m sure, the writer of Hebrews addresses when he writes, “For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.”
“Who they were, nobody knows; what they did, everybody knows.”
(inscription on tomb of unknown Confederate soldier)
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