Acts 17:16-17 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with both Jews and God-fearing Greeks, as well as in the marketplace day by day with those who happened to be there.
Rather than becoming overwhelmed with stress in an impure society, we should seek to share God’s word with anyone and everyone who will listen.
2 Corinthians 13:9
our prayer is that you may be fully restored.
Full restoration is God’s will for all of us; It is realized through persevering prayer.
Acts 15:39 They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
There will be disagreements between close friends that will cause them to go separate ways. Lord, may I always keep You as my focus and know that You will even use separated friends to spread Your word.
2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test?
I need to take spiritual inventory from time to time. Lord, may I cultivate Christ “in you.”
Acts 14:1 At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Greeks believed.
Lord, give me the opportunity and help me to speak so effectively that a great number of people will believe in You.
2 Corinthians 12:19
…and everything we do, dear friends, is for your strengthening.
Lord, may my efforts strengthen others in their walk with You.
Acts 13:9-10 Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, “You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?
Lord, help me to be cautious and aware of people who are children of the devil.
2 Corinthians 12:10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
May I view my weakness as an opportunity for Gods strength to be more evident in my life!
Acts 12:23-24 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died. But the word of God continued to spread and flourish.
The word of God will spread in spite of sin, evil, and worldly authorities that attempt to stand against it. Flesh will fail, but God and His promises are eternal.
2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. ” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
Teach me to rely on the sufficiency of Your grace, O Lord.