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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. Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Paul and Silas in Thessalonica Bible Verse :Acts 17:1-9 "Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” And some of them were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a great many of the devout Greeks and not a few of the leading women. But the Jews were jealous, and taking some wicked men of the rabble, they formed a mob, set the city in an uproar, and attacked the house of Jason, seeking to bring them out to the crowd. And when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city authorities, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also, and Jason has received them, and they are all acting against the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.” And the people and the city authorities were disturbed when they heard these things. And when they had taken money as security from Jason and the rest, they let them go. " Message:
Paul and Silas are marching through Macedonia (modern day northern Greece) like generals on a campaign. (See map.) Thessalonica was, and is today, a major port. There they have great success converting both Jews and Gentiles. Although women were silent in synagogues, their importance to the creation of this church is highlighted by their specific mention.
The resistance to Christian conversion is growing. Just as they did in Christ’s trial, the Jewish authorities attempt to convince the Roman government that Jesus is a temporal king and therefore Paul and Silas are political enemies of Rome.
Rome allowed an unusual degree of religious freedom to conquered territories, but any sign of political rebellion was dealt with swiftly and harshly. So the enemies of Christianity attempted to convince Roman authorities that Christianity was a political party, rather than a religion.
As an interesting side note, there is an unusual respect for judicial process. These events occurred during the reign of Claudius, a relatively sane and beneficent Roman Emperor; his character is reflected in fair treatment of Paul and Silas. The mob, instead of simply beating and stoning Paul and Silas, take them to the “police”; and the magistrate arrests them and then lets them free on bail, pending trial.
Meditation : Prayer : Lord, in utter humility I thank you and glorify you, that you might hear the prayer of one so small as myself, amidst the billions of souls among billions of stars in one of billions of galaxies in your universe. Let me go forth in your peace, keeping your Spirit always in my mind; and bless me, I pray, that I might always follow your will and live in the radiance of your blessing......Amen |
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