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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Acts 12:1-5 Under arrest
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 12:1-5 12 About this time King Herod stretched out his hands to persecute some who belonged to the church. 2 He had James the brother of John killed with the sword. Luke is recalling some chronology here that would be good to review: 41 – Herod (Herod Agrippa I) made […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:29-30 Should we tithe?
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 11:29-30 29 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to provide help for the brothers living in Judea. 30 They did this and sent it to the elders by means of Barnabas and Saul. This little passage that ends our chapter raises some questions. Exploring those questions will […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:27-28 Prophecy
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 11:27-28 27 During that time, some prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28 One of them, named Agabus, stood up and through the Spirit foretold that there was going to be a severe famine all through the world. And that very thing happened, in the days of Claudius Caesar. “That […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:25-26 Christians
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 11:25-26 25 Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul. 26 When he found him, he brought him to Antioch. Then for a whole year they met with the church there and taught a great many people. When last we saw Saul, he had made a good impression before […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:22-24 Delighted
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 11:22-24 22 News of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. 23 When he got there and saw the grace of God, he was delighted, and encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord with all their hearts. 24 He was […]
God’s Wisdom for You – Proverbs 27:2-9 The three jealousies
GOD’S WISDOM FOR YOU PROVERBS 27:2-4 2 Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips. Only a braggart thinks it’s a good thing to praise himself. Only a bully spends his time rehashing the same argument long after he’s won. If I praise anyone at […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:1-21 Our second-article faith
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 11:19-21 19 Now those who were scattered as a result of the persecution that happened over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one except the Jews alone. 20 But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene. When they came to […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:15-18 Theology and theologians
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 11:15-18 15 “And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit came upon them, as he had come upon us at the beginning. 16 Then I remembered the saying of the Lord, how he said, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’ Peter remembered […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:11-14 The means of grace
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 11:11-14 11 “Just at that moment, three men who had been sent to me from Caesarea were standing at the door of the house where I was. 12 The Spirit told me to go with them without making a distinction. These six brothers went with me, and we entered the […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:4-10 A matter of change
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU Acts 11:4-10 4 Peter explained these things to them from the beginning in the order they happened, saying: 5 “I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a vision I saw something, an object descending like a huge sail, let down from heaven by its four corners; and it […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 11:1-3 The circumcision group
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU Happy Easter! We return now to where we left off in Acts, at the beginning of chapter 11. This and the chapter that follows will conclude the “Peter” section of Acts, after which we will begin to follow another apostle: Paul. ACTS 11:1-3 11 Now the apostles and the brothers who were […]
God’s Word for You – Mark 9:49-50 every sacrifice will be salted with salt
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU MARK 9:49-50 49 For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be salted with salt. To be sure, this a hard saying to understand, and I believe it is made even harder by those who omit the second half of verse 49. The two halves the verse end […]
