God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe. Acts 28:24 (NIV) Some realize their need for a Savior, and others refuse to believe that they need help with their eternal fate. Being stubborn and self-centered stand on one end while honest and hopeful stand on the other. One could think... Continue Reading →
and saw the Lord speaking. 'Quick!' he said to me. 'Leave Jerusalem immediately, because they will not accept your testimony about me.' Acts 22:18 (NIV) Right where people should be most open to the encouragement for seeking God, we can often find distraction, protest and refusal. People like the notions of God that... 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 →
Now then, why do you try to test God by putting on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear? Acts 15:10 (NIV) At first glance the thought of putting God to the test might sound clever. It may seem as though we would... Continue Reading →
But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. Acts 14:2 As Christians it is a good thing to be stirred up. But we must be very careful as to how we are stirred. We can be stirred to anger, jealousy, problems and strife. Or... Continue Reading →
When they had carried out all that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him from the dead, Acts 13:29-30 (NIV) Much has been written of Christ. Many have heralded His coming. But what people do with Jesus has also been... Continue Reading →
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Acts 8: 4 (NIV) Persecution breaks out against those who set their hope in Jesus. They are driven off and dispersed. These are desperate times! But the faith of Christ´s real followers is not diminished. Their testimony is not snuffed out. The persecution... Continue Reading →
Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7: 60 (NIV) They have him and they are mad. He has been encouraging people to find their salvation by coming to Jesus. This does not fit with... Continue Reading →
'Leave your country and your people,' God said, 'and go to the land I will show you.' Acts 7:3 (NIV) Instead of showing his own innocence Stephen retells the story of men who stubbornly refuse to listen to God and put Him before their traditions, their comforts and their own thinking. He starts with... Continue Reading →
Now Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, did great wonders and miraculous signs among the people. Acts 6:8 We may not be able to change certain things like which family we were born into. But we are able to choose what kind of person we will be. Education, refinement and a... Continue Reading →
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