Scott was barely 1-years-old. There was no other human being in hearing distance of me. As I thought about that, the fear descended until I sat on her couch, clutching Scott, and staring at the floor, afraid to look up and see a danger from which I could not escape and from which no one could save me.
Terrified. Frozen. Until I heard her car pull up and I was able to snap my way out of it.
Tag: bible
Conquering Fear
Devotion: Loving and Serving God
Even though I’ve done so much study for years and years, but I had a new revelation last week.
Don’t you just love it when God does that?
Today’s Word of Promise
I’m focusing today on the verb “IS”. Do you know what “IS” is? Well, sure, it’s a lot of things. But for this specific post, it’s SINGULAR. That’s right, the verses do not say that the fruits of the Spirit are. What they say is that the fruit of the Spirit is. That means that if you are filled with the Holy Spirit, then you can count on a well of love, joy, peace, longsuffering (read: patience), goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control.
Today’s Word of Promise
Today I listened to Acts 17 – Acts 28.
The part that stood out to me in that passage is this:
Today’s Word of Promise
Almost certainly, whenever we explain our choice to follow a Biblical diet, someone brings up Peter’s vision. However, this vision has nothing to do with food. In fact, Peter himself knew that. While he was having this vision, Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian regiment, had a delegation on their way to where Peter was staying. These were not Jews, and it was unlawful for a Jew to “keep company with” someone who was not Jewish. However, these men explained that an angel of the Lord told Cornelius to send for Peter. So, he put the men up for the night, and the next day went with them to see Cornelius.
Today’s Word of Promise
All that said, here and operating in modern times with a modern church, the part I want to look at is Ananias and Sapphira.
What do you think he did wrong? Why was he killed by God?
