Exodus 14:5-31; Psalms 49:1-50:23; Acts 7:30-8:4
Also some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us and brought with them a certain Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we were to lodge. Acts 21:16, NKJV
Expressions in different translations can give us insight. For example, in the NKJV Mnason is called an early disciple. It’s a polite way of saying he was “an old disciple” (KJV). Both terms, early and old, were meant as a compliment to him, being a mature believer. The key for spiritual maturity is to start early (now) so that when
we are older, we may be like Mnason, a disciple of long standing. —Rex Trogdon
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting;
E’er to take, as from a father’s hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
Till I reach the promised land. —Lina Sandell Berg