Good morning. Luke recounts harrowing stories of faith and risk: Paul and Barnabas preach, are worshiped as gods, are stoned and left for dead, yet they rise and press on. Back in Jerusalem, the apostles address questions of faith and practice.
Before you begin
Ask the Lord to give you a fresh sense of wonder as you read His Word. Pray for understanding and for an open, humble, obedient heart to receive what He wants to say to you.
Read
Review
Write a sentence or two about what you've just read. This could be a summary of the passage or an observation or highlight that stood out to you.
Reflect
What is following Jesus costing you right now? Thank Him that His strengthening grace is always greater than the suffering He asks you to endure.
The message that was preached by the Lord Jesus Himself and by the apostles who followed Him was a call to take up the cross; it was a call to sign up for battle; it was a call to suffer. And the apostle Paul taught that suffering is an essential course in God’s curriculum for all believers. —Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth1
Respond
Write a short prayer, based on today’s reading. This could include praise, gratitude, personal confession, agreement with the truth, or a request for yourself or someone else.
1Lies Women Believe, p. 261, Chapter 10
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Takeaway Thought
What key verse or insight will you take with you into your day?