Daily Devotion
THE GREATNESS OF GOD’S WORKS
The greatness of God's works are loved by those who observe and study them. These works call us to praise Him. Do we really dwell on and learn about all the wonderful things God has done, not just for us but for all the world to see and understand? "Human things...
KNOWING THE WORD
Aquilla and Priscilla took him aside and taught the way of God more accurately to Apollos after they heard him in the synagogue. Now that he had a better understanding, Apollos proceeded west, where he ministered at Corinth and "Achaia" by watering the gospel seed...
LISTENING AND SHARING
God told Ezekiel to make sure he took seriously all that God spoke to him and make sure he heard it all because all God was saying to Ezekiel was very important. Then God told him to go and tell the Jewish exiles this message whether they listened or not. Our job...
THE WORD OF GOD
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...
UNLIKELY PEOPLE GOD USES
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...
PRAYER FOR ENEMIES AND SAINTS
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...
PRAISING AND EXALTING HIM
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...
REMEMBERING GOD’S FAITHFULNESS
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...
BOLDNESS IN CHRIST
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...
CRYING OUT TO GOD
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...
SHARING CHRIST
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...
THE GOODNESS OF GOD
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...