Emphasis Preaching Journal

Most of the time that he is mentioned in the New Testament is merely as that of a traveling companion of Paul. But in this passage we see that Barnabas had two very important qualities that every disciple ought to have. William Barclay wrote, "He was a man who insisted on believing the best of others. When others suspected Paul of merely being a spy ... Barnabas insisted on believing that he was genuine and real. As Paul later said, "Love thinks no evil." No one believed in men as Jesus himself did and it is enough for the disciple that he be his Lord.