I love that the negative impact and the deceptive work of Satan in the lives of the early church are short-lived. Yes, they occur. Yes, Jesus' early followers sometimes wandered astray. However, in a short time, they are back on track doing the work of Jesus. In our negative and explosively critical world today, we can easily get bogged down in our failures, missteps, sins, faults, and embarrassments. Social media shaming bogs us down even deeper. The unstoppable work of Jesus must not be lost to the Satan-propelled negative sentiments of our failures. We serve the Lord whose tomb is empty. This risen Lord can turn darkness to light, death to life, and failure into a new future. Rather than wring our hands or beat each other up for our past failures, let's get on with the work of the Lord and honor him by leaning into his grace and his plan for our future!