Acts 19:11-22 Miracles at Ephesus, Paul Sets His Sight On Rome

God was performing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,  so that handkerchiefs or aprons were even carried from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out.  But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.”  Seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.  And the evil spirit answered and said to them, “I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”  And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.  This became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who lived in Ephesus; and fear fell upon them all and the name of the Lord Jesus was being magnified. Many also of those who had believed kept coming, confessing and disclosing their practices.  And many of those who practiced magic brought their books together and began burning them in the sight of everyone; and they counted up the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So the word of the Lord was growing mightily and prevailing. Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”  And having sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

While the work of Christ was evident in Paul's life, he set his face for Rome.
It is important that in these days, any king proclaimed apart from Caesar was not welcome in Jesus' day and not in Paul's either.  He would come against the full force of Rome but Paul understood his commission given to him by Jesus, "Make my name known before the gentiles and their kings."  While the price was high, if he could withstand it he will know that he fought the good fight for his Lord Jesus Christ and would be rewarded by Him.

Daily Prayer:  Jesus said to testify about him to others and He would testify about you to His Father in heaven.  But if you do not testify about Him to others, He will not testify about you to His Father.  So open your mouth boldly  for Jesus and receive His promises in your life.  Amen and Amen.