June 26 Apollos was just one disciple of John who had been baptized under John’s preaching. Paul found a dozen more “disciples” who didn’t know anything about the Holy Spirit. They confessed their lack of understanding to Paul and put their faith in Jesus. At this point, they were saved; until then, they had been…
June 18 I have often heard people worry about finding God’s will for their lives. Sometimes, they worry that perhaps they have missed God’s will. Unfortunately, I have found that those who worry the most are often the same ones who seem to be the least likely to go to God’s Word first. No, you…
May 31 We will see throughout the book of Acts that there are some people who will just never accept the simple Christian life and teachings. Legalists show up again and again causing problems. Just as the Jewish leaders did during the ministry of Jesus, religious, graceless people raised their objections over and over again….
In today’s Bible reading, Peter reminds us that God’s promise is sure: Jesus will return. He says that scoffers will come, trying to discourage God’s children by pointing out that Jesus has yet to return. “Where is the promise of His coming He predicted?” (2 Peter 3:4) There will always be nay-sayers. There will always be scoffers. There…
I’ve said many times that when you see a word or idea repeated several times in a few Bible verses, it’s a pretty good sign that the word or idea is important. Well, in today’s Bible reading, the word “comfort” appears nine times in 2 Corinthians 1:3-7. That’s nine times in five verses! It’s safe to say that…
Many people believe that Christians should never take up arms, even in self-defense. But today’s Bible reading* gives a Biblical case against pacifism. When Nehemiah sees that his enemies are threatening to attack his builders, he prays for God’s protection. But not only did he pray for God’s intervention, he also placed a watchman on…
