Daily Devotion

The Jews in Berea did not react out of jealousy and start a riot as they did in Thessalonica, but listened carefully to what Paul preached ("received the word"), and compared it to the teachings of their Hebrew Scriptures ("examining the Scriptures daily"). Their...

Lydia being a rich woman was another of God’s unlikely candidates to get saved to start the Philippian Church. God also saved the cruel gentile jailer and a demon possessed woman. These were the first converts. God used all of them to build a mighty church on the...

David asked God to respond to his prayer for vindication. He had shown love to an unidentified group of people, but they had returned hatred, lying, and evil. He did not avenge their injustice but pleaded with God to do so. "We believe that there is an unspoken...

David praised God mightily for His great love and His amazing faithfulness. He wanted God to exalt Himself over all the earth and to deliver him from his affliction. Have we praised God mightily today for His great love and amazing faithfulness even though we many...

The Lord not only controls nature as stated in an earlier verse, but He also controls the experiences of people. He humbles the proud, but He also exalts the humble. The godly observe this and rejoice, but the unrighteous keep silent. A wise person will reflect on...

In Iconium the Jews and Gentiles tried to stone Paul and Barnabas, so they left as any sensible person would. They didn’t want to remain and be stoned or lynched by this mob. It is a wise Christian who always knows when to stand his ground and when to leave for the...

When God's people were sick because of their sins and they cried out to Him, He restored them to health (cf. Matt. 9:1-8). The reference to God's Word having a part in their healing (v. 20) shows that spiritual nourishment plays a vital part in physical restoration...

Here in Acts 13:16-43 Paul gives us a good pattern of how to share the Gospel.  He rehearses a short history of Israel, all that God did for them, how He brought Jesus to them as a Savior from the seed of David.  How John the Baptist came and testified of who Jesus...

God's people should thank Him because He is good and His loyal love endures forever)."If you are a Christian, tell others how good God is. He is good, but He doesn't have a good name in the world today. God's reputation is bad—a reputation is what people think...

Instead of God's law being outside of them, the Lord would write it on their heart that is their mind and will. After those days" means after Israel's return from exile. "Writing on the heart" suggests a contrast with the Old Mosaic Covenant, which was written on...

At the end of the Exile, God's people would call out to Him in prayer. God promised to listen to them. They would find Him when they sought Him wholeheartedly. God expects us a Christians today to do the same thing. Matthew 7:7-8 says “Ask, and it will be given to...

God would give them a heart to know Him because, as Yahweh (The self-existent God) He loves and cares for all people. They would resume the covenant relationship as Chosen People with God, because the people would repent and return to God wholeheartedly. This...