"Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." Acts 17:11
God counted the Bereans as more noble than others because of the way they received and responded to His word. Their approach to God's message is a helpful example for every Christian. They received the message with EAGERNESS. They wanted to hear God's Word and readily gave their attention to it. They EXAMINED the Scriptures. They did not take for granted that every thing they heard preached and taught came from God. They went to the Scriptures themselves to check out the truthfulness of the message. By doing this they let the truth take a deeper hold on their life. They eagerly received the message and examined the Scripture EVERY DAY. Their encounter with God through His Word was a regular, disciplined activity and not an occasional affair.
Father, help me to be eager to hear Your Word, to be diligent to examine your Word, and to be regularly in fellowship with You through Your Word.
I'm praying for you.
Pastor Mark
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I love how this chapter shows Paul -- from the scriptures -- reasoning, explaining and proving that Jesus is the Christ.
ReplyDeleteVerses 24 through 31 present a great model for our own witness.
Amen Pastor Mark, Maybe my favorite lesson in the Bible to help me distinguish between the world and God's kingdom.Never take for granted what someone tells you without verifying it with scripture.God holds us responsible for our own knowledge of Him.He gave us Scripture for teaching,rebuking,correcting, and training us in righteous.Without it we would not know the truth.So don't just read it every day.Study and meditate on it.It is so fulfilling to know what God has to say about Himself.Try it!!!
ReplyDeleteJoshua 1:8 says Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth,meditate on it day and night,so that you may be careful to do everything written in it.Then you will be prosperous and successful.
Holy Father, Thank you for Your Word.It does everything You promised it would.Thank You for giving me the passion to want to study and meditate on it night and day.And as demonstrated by the love You have for me,I am blessed and successful.