The Short Goodbye (Acts 20:1)

“Spiritual strength was important to Paul. In Romans 1 he says, ‘I very much want to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you.’ He talks about the spiritual strength of God’s people in Romans, 1 Corinthians, 1 Thessalonians, and 2 Thessalonians. In Colossians 2 he says walking with God is meant to be rooted and built up in [Christ] and established in the faith. The New Testament assumes that you and I will be weak in eyes of the unbelieving world but strong in the power of our God.“