Acts 5:17-41

Acts 5:17-41 is a story about the apostles meeting opposition by the high priest. The priest put the apostles in jail, but during the night an angel let them out and told them to continue preaching the gospel in the Temple. The apostles did just this and once again were caught by the high priest. The apostles told the priest "We must obey God rather than any human authority." The apostles received a beating for refusing to quit preaching the gospel. Verse 41 states that "The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus." wow.
I feel so unqualified for a job as important as preaching the word of God, yet this is exactly what he calls us as believers to do. Maybe not all of us are called to be "preachers" or "ministers" but each and every one of us are blessed with daily opportunities to multiply the Kingdom of God. My prayer is that I will have the heart that the apostles had - instead of complaining about being persecuted for simply doing what they were told, they rejoiced in the fact that God found them worthy enough in His eyes to perform such a duty! Christ trusts little ol' me enough to put this in my hands! How overwhelming, yet wonderful.