God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. Acts 17:30 Looking back we see how God forgives so much of our innocence and so many times we turned our backs on Him. But what counts is right now. Yesterday has no power to save us. A... Continue Reading →
God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. Acts 17:27 (NIV) We find ourselves surrounded by objects of worship, churches and information. But far above our world our God works to repair the distance... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. Acts 16:23 (NIV) Even a casual glimpse into the Scriptures will show how men who were willing to stand for Christ and the Father were constantly mistaken, humiliated and abused. Reasons for this may... Continue Reading →
This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved." Acts 16:17 (NIV) Not all spirits are good spirits. But by their nature they can see things that humans cannot normally see. So with a curious... Continue Reading →
One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message. Acts 16:14 (NIV) It all begins here. Real change occurs when we reach the point where our heart is... Continue Reading →
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