Author Archives: HeIsGreater

26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody’s chains came loose. Here is God in action. I could understand an earthquake opening the doors of a prison of that day. They did not have the sophisticated lockingContinue reading “20Oct2009 Acts 16:26”

22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten. Paul did not assert his rights! He was a Roman citizen, and as such, it was not lawful for him to be beaten without having first been found guilty in a trial. But PaulContinue reading “19Oct2009 Acts 16:22”

19 When the owners of the slave girl realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. Profit is a powerful motive for doing evil. This can be true even in the face of God’s powerful intervention in someone’s life.Continue reading “18Oct2009 Acts 16:19”

6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. This is one of those curious verses for me. We see that Paul and his companions are kept from preaching in a particular province. They obviouslyContinue reading “17Oct2009 Acts 16:6”

1 He came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where a disciple named Timothy lived, whose mother was a Jewess and a believer, but whose father was a Greek. Race and religious background are not important in the Kingdom. You don’t have to be from a certain group in order for God to use you.Continue reading “16Oct2009 Acts 16:1”

39 They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus, 40 but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. Sometimes people don’t get along. You probably have some people who just get on your nerves. I do! But IContinue reading “15Oct2009 Acts 15:39-40”

31 The people read it and were glad for its encouraging message. I love to be encouraged. And I love encouraging others. When someone is encouraged, their inner sense of peace takes hold and joy results. I would much rather pass along joy than sorrow. I see so much sorrow in my work, that payingContinue reading “14Oct2009 Acts 15:31”

26 men who have risked their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is one of the qualifications listed for Paul and Barnabas to be messengers of the Gospel. So many of us risk almost nothing for the Gospel’s sake. We fold under the smallest pressure. As soon as there is pressure,Continue reading “13Oct2009 Acts 15:26”

21 “For Moses has been preached in every city from the earliest times and is read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.” Our culture has been affected by the presence of the Gospel. That does not mean that it has become a Christian culture. On the contrary, it has picked up a superficial understanding ofContinue reading “12Oct2009 Acts 15:21”

15 The words of the prophets are in agreement with this, as it is written: A careful reading of the Scriptures demonstrates that the events of the New Testament are not only in line with the Old Testament, but that they are the outworking and fulfillment of them. The Old is not complete without theContinue reading “11Oct2009 Acts 15:15”