Christ Is Coming

As John was completing his work, he said: 'Who do you think I am? I am not that one. No, but he is coming after me, whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.'  Acts 13:25  (NIV)   Paul draws his listeners of every generation to consider the past.  He points out how men touched... Continue Reading →

Not The Obscure Scriptures

It is not the obscure passages in Scripture that bind you but the ones you understand.  With these you are to comply at once. Kierkegaard (Provocations)

Time It Takes

He overthrew seven nations in Canaan and gave their land to his people as their inheritance.  All this took about 450 years.  Acts 13:19-20  (NIV)   We are impatient.  We want everything now.  In our hurry we unconsciously try to apply our haste to God.  We think that He should move without irritating us with... Continue Reading →

A Child Knows His Father

To be contented and unafraid when going on a journey with his father the child need not be able to imagine events; he need but know the father. A.W. Tozer (That Incredible Christian)

You Have God

You have a God who hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. Max Lucado (Travelling Light)

God Endure Our Conduct

He endured their conduct for about forty years in the desert,  Acts 13:18  (NIV)   Invited to speak Paul stands to address the curious.  His mission is to help people see their need for a Savior.  He would show that we already have One.  To set the scene he has his hearers look back and... Continue Reading →

Only The Person

The only person who has a right to leap forward even with a doubt is someone whose life bears the marks of imitation, someone who by a decisive action at least tries to go so far out that becoming a Christian can still be a possibility. Kierkegaard (Provocations)

God´s Hand

Now the hand of the Lord is against you. You are going to be blind, and for a time you will be unable to see the light of the sun."  Acts 13:11  (NIV)   A man stands in the way of the word of Jesus.  Paul reprimands the man and brings the matter back where... Continue Reading →

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