Daily Devotion

SCRIPTURE: ACTS 1:12-20 Before we come to the fate of the traitor, Judas, there are some things we may notice in this scripture. For the Jew, the Sabbath was entirely a day of rest when all work was forbidden, and a Sabbath day's journey was a...

SCRIPTURE: ACTS 1:9-11 This short passage leaves us face to face with two of the most difficult happenings in the New Testament. First, it tells of the Ascension. Only Luke tells this story. He has already told it in his Gospel (Luke 24:50-53). The...

SCRIPTURE: ACTS 1:6-8 The Jews were always vividly conscious of being God's chosen people. They took that to mean that they were destined for special privilege and for worldwide dominion. The whole course of their history proved that humanly...

Scripture: Acts 1:1-5 This week we will begin a walk through the Book of Acts. Last week was a history of the writer. Now, we will walk by chapter and verse. I trust that you have read through the book because I want you to discover so much of...

There is something infinitely wonderful in the fact that to the end of the day, wherever he went, Paul began with the Jews. For more than thirty years now they had been doing everything they could to hinder him, to undo his work, and even to kill...

Scripture: ACTS 15:1-12 This is one of Luke's aims. The Jews found it hard to grasp. They had the idea that they were God's chosen people and that God had no use for any other nation. Luke sets out to prove otherwise. He shows Philip preaching to...