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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Saturday, May 18, 2019
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Timothy Works with Paul and Silas Bible Verse :Acts 16:1-5 "Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily." Message:
Paul and Barnabas, having had a disagreement, have separated and gone on separate missions. Paul is traveling by land, accompanied by Silas, an elder from the church in Jerusalem. But although he takes a land route rather than sailing, Paul returns to three of the towns where he and Barnabas founded churches during his first journey. (See Daily Devotional map of Paul and Barnabas’ Mission.)
This, the first leg of the journey through Syria and Cilicia, would have been comparatively easy. Paul’s home, Tarsus, was located in Cilicia halfway between Antioch and Derbe. A straight journey would have been about 350 miles, but they wandered from town to town along the way, and they apparently stayed in a number of towns to make new converts and encourage old ones.
fishers of men, Simon Peter Andrew
Fishers of men.
Having reached Lystra, Paul meets Timothy, who will become his faithful companion and scribe. According to Jewish law, one was considered a Jew by birth if his mother was Jewish. Thus, Timothy is a Jew, but for some reason he had not been circumcised. Paul has the circumcision performed.
Despite the edict of the counsel of Jerusalem and the teachings in Antioch, there must have still been some skepticism about accepting Gentiles into Christian churches. Lystra and Derbe were small and comparatively unsophisticated agricultural towns, and they had large Jewish populations which probably dominated the little churches there. So although they had been told to accept Gentiles, still, individual members would have been more comfortable with other Jewish converts.
Moreover, since Paul intends to travel to new areas, preaching in synagogues, it was probably prudent that his company be as Jewish as possible. He could not have brought a Gentile into a synagogue with him, and if he had been suspected of traveling and eating with a Gentile, it would have seriously alienated a Jewish community right off the bat. So Paul removes any doubt about Timothy.
Meditation : Prayer : Into your hands, O Lord, Jesus Christ, my God, I commend my spirit. Bless me and all those who pray in faith of You this day; save us and grant unto us everlasting life.....Amen |
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