June 14 Paul begins 1 Thessalonians 2 talking about how he and his companions ministered to the church with such care for the people. He talks about how he and his partners conducted themselves when they ministered there in 1 Thessalonians 2:7–12. In 1 Thessalonians 2:13–14, Paul repeats what he said in yesterday’s Bible readings…
June 8 In yesterday’s Bible reading and devotional, we saw that God’s people are not slaves, but children of God. Today, in Galatians 5, we see what freedom in Christ looks like. Paul says that we were set free for the purpose of being free: free to live a godly life. Paul says that if…
June 6 Paul drives home a point in today’s passage of Galatians 3 that we saw previously. Paul asks the Galatians how they came to receive the Holy Spirit: was it by works of the Law, or did they receive the Spirit by faith? (Galatians 3:2) We saw on May 15 from Acts 8 that…
June 5 Up to this point, most of the missionary emphasis by the apostles had been aimed at Jewish people. Here, years later, Paul begins to reach out to Gentiles, and the apostles affirm his and Barnabas’ calling to go to them. However, many Judaizers were influencing Christians with the false gospel, which taught that…
May 28 In James 3, we read about how difficult it is to tame the tongue. It is a small thing, yet is very powerful. James goes on to say that the tongue is like a small rudder that controls really big ships. Then, he says that a small spark can set ablaze a large…
May 16 Acts 9 tells us about the conversion of Saul of Tarsus. This is the same man who approved of Stephen’s death and the man who persecuted believers. Saul was traveling to Damascus when he was blinded by a bright light. While he couldn’t see, he had a brief conversation with Jesus. His companions…
