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Daily Devotion Archive
God’s Word for You – Psalm 48:8-14 The City of God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PSALM 48:8-14 This was one of the Psalms sung in the temple on a particular day of the week. The Jewish Mishnah records that the Levites sang Psalm 24 on Sundays, Psalm 48 on Mondays, Psalm 82 on Tuesdays, Psalm 94 on Wednesdays, Psalm 81 on Thursdays, Psalm 92 on Fridays, […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 8:14-17 The blessings of baptism
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 8:14-17 14 Back in Jerusalem, when the apostles heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. When news that the gospel had reached Samaria came to the Christians in Jerusalem, the apostles sent a pair from their number to go to them. […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 8:12-13 He believed and was baptized
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 8:12-13 12 But when they believed Philip as he preached good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. There are several things to notice about this important passage. 1, Faith (the belief of the people) came as a […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 8:9-11 Magic and magical arts
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 8:9-11 9 Now there was already a man named Simon in the city who was practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria. He maintained that he himself was a great person. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 8:5-8 Let me be there
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 8:5-8 5 Philip went down to a city of Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them. 6 And the crowds all paid close attention to him when they heard what he said and saw the signs he was doing. 7 For unclean spirits came out of many people who were […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 8:2-4 The good news
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 8:2-4 2 Godly men buried Stephen and mourned for him deeply. 3 But Saul tried to destroy the church. He entered house after house, dragging off men and women and putting them in prison. These two verses serve almost as a poetic couplet, tying what precedes with what follows in […]
God’s Word for You – Psalm 48:1-7 The city of our God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU PSALM 48:1-7 PSALM 48 The City of God A song. A psalm of the Sons of Korah. We know the circumstances of many of the psalms, and we can guess at many others. In this case, the occasion that caused it to be written is not as important as what it […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 7:57-8:1 A stoning
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 7:57-8:1 57 Then, hollering at the top of their voices and covering their ears they all rushed at him. 58 They threw him out of the city and began to stone him. How is it that the gospel could have this effect on men who spent their lives studying the […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 7:54-56 to gnash their teeth
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 7:54-56 In larger herds of sheep, some rams known as wethers become dominant leaders as they grow older. They confidently lead the flock out to pastures that may be very far from home. Shepherds often put a bell around the neck of one or more of these wethers, which are […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 7:51-53 You always resist the Holy Spirit
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 7:51-53 51 “You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. You are just like your fathers. 52 Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 7:48-50 What God spoke
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 7:48-50 48 But the Most High does not dwell in houses made with hands, as the prophet says, 49 ‘Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool. What kind of house will you build for me, says the Lord, or where is my resting place? 50 Did not my […]
God’s Word for You – Acts 7:44-47 A dwelling place for God
GOD’S WORD FOR YOU ACTS 7:44-47 We return to Stephen’s apology or defense of his Christian faith before the Jewish Sanhedrin. 44 “Our fathers had the tent of testimony in the desert. It was made exactly as he who spoke to Moses directed him to make it, just like the model that he had seen. […]
