Today we’ll read Acts 24 and 25 from the New Living Translation. When we last left Paul, he had been sent to Caesarea to stand trial before Governor Felix. Upon Paul arrival there, Felix held Paul in Herod’s prison until his accusers could arrive.
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The first word of today’s chapter is “But”. Whenever we see that, we need to remember what the previous statement was, because “but” is a word that ties two thoughts together. If I say to you, “But I’m going to have a snack,” you don’t know the full meaning of that statement. I might have…
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Psalm 90 was written by Moses. Though it’s only 17 verses, it sums up his entire experience with God. Psalm 91 is a great one to read when you’re feeling afraid. Verse 2 says, in part, “He alone is my refuge, my place of safety.” Let’s face it, all of us feel afraid from time…
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Much of this chapter is self explanatory, though there are fine points to be learned by deeper study than we typically do here. But one thing I would like to bring out is at the very beginning of the chapter. After Ananias the high priest, in a fit of rage orders that Paul be struck…
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When God tells you to do something, don’t question Him. Even if you think doing it will make you look silly. How crazy must the people in Jericho thought the Israelites were when they looked outside the walls on the first day, and saw the parade pass by. “What do those desert wanderers think they’re…
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In Psalm 87 we read how God loves Zion, used in this case to mean Jerusalem. There is an obvious tone of joy with this Psalm. But Psalm 88 is full of anguish. The writer is pouring out his heart to God. In the opening, he confesses that God is his savior, and immediately begins…
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One of the aspects of God and Christianity that some non believers have a really hard time reconciling is forgiveness, especially that of particularly heinous crimes. And on one level, I understand the difficulty. Today, we read of Paul’s confession to the Lord that he had been responsible for the arrest of believers, and even…
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Have you ever gone to church when you didn’t feel like going? I have. There are a lot of reasons that we might not want to go. Sometimes it’s because we don’t feel well, physically. Sometimes we might be mad at somebody there. Come on. Let’s get real. Am I right? Maybe we’re even mad…
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In today’s reading, we get a bit of a travelogue of part of Paul’s journey, and the part that I would like to bring to your attention is when they arrived in Caesarea. They stayed at the home of Philip the evangelist. He, by the way, is the same one who baptized the the eunuch…
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God chose a prostitute named Rahab to be responsible for His chosen people! A prostitute! A person that, today few “respectable” people would even give the time of day to, let alone trust the future of an entire race! If you have ever felt like you’re too much of a sinner for God to ever be…
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