"...because the ruler of this world has been judged." -Jesus, in John 16:11 (HCSB) "So when they arrest you and hand you over, don't worry beforehand what you will say. On the contrary, whatever is given to you in that hour - say it. For it isn't you speaking, but the Holy Spirit." -Jesus, in … Continue reading Evidence of Your Deliverance
Tag: Acts
Without Hindrance
Acts 28:30-31 "Then he stayed two whole years in his own rented house. And he welcomed all who visited him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with full boldness and without hindrance." The reason why Paul was in that house in Rome was because he had been … Continue reading Without Hindrance
Today, Redeemed
See today as redeemed. This has to do with seeing today, (that is, the work, the people, the opportunities of the day) through God’s eyes, rather than seeing the day through the lenses of my own limited thinking. What might my thinking be limited by? Perhaps past hurts, or maybe things that I say about … Continue reading Today, Redeemed
Ancient Twitter
"Now all the Athenians and the foreigners residing there spent their time on nothing else but telling or hearing something new." -Acts 17:21
Acts 1:3
"To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days, and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God." Acts 1:3 (NASB) Of all the things Jesus could've spoken about, why is the 'kingdom of God' what gets mentioned here? Why … Continue reading Acts 1:3
You Can’t Do It Alone
"What you're doing is not good,' Moses' Father in Law said to him. 'You will certainly wear out both yourself and these people who are with you, because the task is too heavy for you. You can't do it alone..." -Exodus 18:18-19 "Then the Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, 'It … Continue reading You Can’t Do It Alone
Stretched
"We cannot embrace our present blessings if our hands are full of past failures." "They had been oppressed for so long they did not know how to live in blessing." These were two quotes from a recent guest speaker at church. Also recently, a friend sent me a link to part of a lecture by … Continue reading Stretched
Idols and Rebels
"We are men also, with the same nature as you..." - from Acts 14:15 Paul and Barnabas shouted this at a crowd that was about to start worshiping them. I recently had a conversation with a friend about kids who rebel from really conservative families. How does that subject relate to this verse? The thought … Continue reading Idols and Rebels