Back in the day, I had a generous benefactor who donated office space to our fledgling youth ministry. Rafael Cruz would often greet me by asking, "How are you doing, Zeke?' One day I answered, "Pretty good, under the circumstances." To that he replied, "What are you doing under there?" We both had a good laugh, and he made a good point. Rafael was an on- fire Christian. At that time he was a geological physicist. Now he's a prominent pastor and speaker. He was right to ask what was I doing under there. Christians should be able to live ABOVE the circumstances NOT UNDER THEM. Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, and that most of the brethren, trusting in the Lord because of my imprisonment, have far more courage to speak...
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