Stephen defended his belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God and his Savior before a Council of Seventy-one (men known as the Sanhedrin) in Jerusalem. Stephen knew Jewish history…and so did every man on that council. (NIV) Acts 7:6-7 “God spoke to him (Abraham – the Patriarch of the Jewish people) in […]
Stephen is telling his accusers and judges (the Sanhedrin) the history that they and he shared…God working in and through their ancestor, Abraham.(NASB) Acts 7:5 “But He (God) gave him (Abraham) no inheritance in it (the land of Israel), not even a foot of ground, and yet, even when he had no child, He […]
Stephen was reviewing the history of the God of glory in Israel. He began with the patriarch, Abraham, whom God called. (NASB) Acts 7:2-4 “…‘Hear me, brethren and fathers! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,3 and said to him, ‘Leave your […]
Peter was speaking to the chosen people of God in Jerusalem. They were the descendants of the Old Testament prophets. They were the heirs of God’s covenant to Abraham. Perhaps you also can say you are one of God’s chosen people through the heritage of Abraham. Peter spoke to the Jewish population. […]
“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”John 1:14 Faith in the Lord Jesus is a game-changer in our lives, followers of Christ. The Word was in the beginning… of creation.The Word was with God […]
When you want to put an emphasis on a particular thought, how do you do that? Writers may bold a word or phrase, or italicize it, or even put the whole WORD(S) in capital letters, or underline what they desire to emphasize. When you are speaking, do you raise your voice to a higher pitch […]
Who was Lot’s wife that we should remember her?Lot and his family lived in the city of Sodom… The LORD was going to judge Sodom for sexual perversion and warned Lot to take his family out of the city and flee to the mountains and not look back. Two angels from the LORD took Lot […]
As you begin a new year ~ upon what will you focus? You can choose to focus on your wants, your feelings and emotions, your circumstances or people – all in a negative way. What a miserable way to go through life!Misery produces – misery! Will you join me in beginning this New Year of […]
Distractions around us cause us to move from one thing to the next, sometimes in the blink of an eye. I know that I can be in the middle of spending time with someone I really enjoy and then my phone chimes. I have a text. Then a phone call. Or a notification comes up […]
As you read this devotional, know that God loves you! He knows all about you, and still He loves you! He says so! Read His word in the first person… you are at the center of God’s thoughts… you are that important to Him. His love for you is personal because He personally sent His […]