“In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.” (Acts 19:20) If you throw a rock into a pond you will see concentric circles ripple outward from the entry point of the rock. The rock would actually touch very little surface area of the pond, but a large surface area […]
06/09/23 Daily Devotion – God can do extraordinary things through you, too!
“But some of them became obstinate; they refused to believe and publicly maligned the Way. So Paul left them. He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia […]
06/08/23 Daily Devotion – What a strange question!
“While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked them, ‘Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?’ They answered, ‘No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.’ So Paul asked, ‘Then what baptism did you […]
06/07/23 Daily Devotion – A little R&R is vital!
“After spending some time in Antioch, Paul set out from there and traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.” (Acts 18:23) We all need a little rest and relaxation once in awhile. R&R is built right into how the military deals with its personnel. No one […]
06/06/23 Daily Devotion – The constant need to walk by faith and not by sight!
“One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: ‘Do not be afraid; keep on speaking, do not be silent. For I am with you, and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.’ So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching them the […]
06/05/23 Daily Devotion – Sometimes you have to leave the resistance!
“But when the Jews opposed Paul and became abusive, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, ‘Your blood be on your own heads! I am clear of my responsibility. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.’” (Acts 18:6) Paul was preaching to his fellow Jews and facing tremendous resistance. […]
06/04/23 Daily Devotion – We make it too complicated sometimes!
“A few men became followers of Paul and believed. Among them was Dionysius, a member of the Areopagus, also a woman named Damaris, and a number of others.” (Acts 17:34 NIV84) The reason I stop at this verse is because I simply want to remind us all, even myself, that whether someone believes or doesn’t […]
06/03/23 Daily Devotion – The stumbling block the resurrection causes!
“‘For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead.’ When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, ‘We want to hear […]
06/02/23 Daily Devotion – Answering our human dilemma!
“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.” Acts 17:24–25 (NIV84) Many […]
06/01/2023 Daily devotion – ‘In Him we live and move and have our being.’
“From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far […]
