Without spiritual eyes, you can be right in the midst of a mighty act of God and not recognize it. Henry T. Blackaby and Richard Blackaby (Experiencing God Day By Day)
Curiosity For Christ
Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, "May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? Acts 17:19 (NIV) Christ can only come to those who want to know Him. The person who doesn´t want to know will not let... Continue Reading →
Nothing Ruins Faith Like Stretching It
Nothing else ruins the truth like stretching it. Author Unknown (emailministry.org)
Jealousy
But the Jews were jealous; so they rounded up some bad characters from the marketplace, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason's house in search of Paul and Silas in order to bring them out to the crowd. Acts 17:5 (NIV) Some feel a burning inside of... Continue Reading →
Content Depending On God
A person must be content to be as he is; a dependent being, as little capable of sustaining himself as of creating himself. Kierkegaard (Provocations)
Joy From Believing In God
The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God--he and his whole family. Acts 16:34 (NIV) At times while reading the Bible we can get the sensation that we are viewing as if through a window into... Continue Reading →
The Fountain Of Life
Those who drink from the Fountain of Life will never thirst again for the world. But those who have tasted will testify that we will forever need to sip daily from of the Holy Water. Yet we need not worry because Jesus is a Spring of Living Water that will never run dry! And He... Continue Reading →
To Be Saved
The solid world a man has trusted is shattered when he meets God. The jailer knows that bars and solid walls can keep even the strongest men locked up. But when God shows up, He rocks the foundations of our thinking! Prisons are opened and destroyed by the realization of God! The fortified doors which... Continue Reading →
The Lord Pours In
The Lord pours in, whilst we seek to pour out. George Muller
Sing While In Prison
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Acts 16:25 (NIV) Locked away! Behind bars! The world has its way again! Good people with only the hope of sharing the good news of salvation in Jesus to others are treated cruelly and... Continue Reading →
