Many people are looking for a purpose in life. Their search is from a human perspective. What is God’s perspective? For the followers of Christ, we are to be witness to God’s cause, for His purposes. Jerusalem Paul was in Jerusalem causing quite a stir. The Jewish leaders wanted Paul… dead. They grabbed and beat […]
A king, Herod Agrippa I, lived and reigned during the early years of the church in the first century AD. Jerusalem King Agrippa 1 had James, one of Jesus’ disciples and an apostle, killed with the sword in Jerusalem. He had Simon Peter arrested with the intent of killing him also. The Lord sent an […]
Who do you tend to “leave out” of your circle of friends? Who do you decide has a “right” to hear of Jesus Christ? Peter was perplexed and amazed when God showed him, through a vision, that Gentiles as well as Jewish people were acceptable to Him. Acts 10:9-17 Jewish believers were shocked when Gentiles […]
As you read this devotional, “listen” to Peter as if you were sitting in the same room with the centurion, his household and his friends. For the Lord is saying the same words across the ages to you and me. ‘Listen” (NASB) Acts 10:34-43 “Opening his mouth, Peter said: ‘I most certainly understand now that […]
Joppa Peter was given a vision from the living God while in Joppa. The Lord gave a “picture” to Peter of Gentiles and Jewish people accepted by God. Acts 10:9-16 Caesarea The day before, a devout believer in the God of Israel, was given instruction by God to send for Peter in Joppa. This man […]
God’s awesome power is… for me… and you! (NASB) Psalm 145:6 “Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts, And I will tell of Your greatness.” I confessed I needed a Savior… His name is Jesus. The Lord accepted me as His child when I was 28 years old and asked forgiveness of […]
Who is the living God to you? We are to share Him with others, and witness to God’s work in our lives. It is easy to write, to say; but, when it comes to actually sharing… that may be a completely different story. These past few days I have been thinking about Psalm 145. In […]
(NASB) Psalm 145:4 “One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.” God is at work, today! He continues to work and we call His work miracles. Miracles are something only the living God did before, does now, and will continue to do. A question: Do you recognize God at […]
Great men of God: two ancient historical men and a prophet made statements and asked questions that could very well be directed toward us. Two ancient historical men talking with Job “But as for me, I would seek God, And I would place my cause before God; 9 Who does great and unsearchable things, Wonders […]
Have you ever looked at a scene or looked at a picture, and the more you looked, the more you saw? Have you ever thought about the living God and the more you consider Him, the more you understand this great God? Have you ever considered Him who took your sins on Himself, so you […]