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today's devotional. Hey, what's up, everybody? Welcome to the Daily Drive. My name is Bro, and we are

walking through a book called The Book of Acts Together. And yesterday we were introduced to a guy with a pretty impressive nickname.

His birth name is Joseph, but everybody called him Barnabas, which means the son of encouragement.

I mean, when encouragement is your nickname, that's pretty strong.

And it makes me want to be more like him.

Yesterday, we highlighted his generosity,

his other-centered lifestyle. And there's another thing that stands out to me about Barnabas.

It's the way he saw potential in people, always trying to believe the best.

You might remember the story of this really bad dude named Saul, who was persecuting the followers of Jesus.

He's dragging him off the prison, even applauding their executions.

We read about his conversion back in Acts chapter 9, super cool story of his encounter with the resurrected Jesus.

Well, God forgives the sin. Saul gets baptized, and Jesus begins to transform his life and change his heart,

and he calls him to preach the good news.

However, people aren't so sure that this guy has actually changed his ways.

They're very suspicious of Saul.

I mean, the last time they saw him, he was holding the coats of the people who were throwing rocks at their friend Stephen until he was dead.

But check it out, verse 26. When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers,

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