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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. Thursday, June 27, 2019
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Paul Saved from the Mob and Arrested Bible Verse :Acts 21:31-36 "And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion. He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done. Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks. And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd, for the mob of the people followed, crying out, “Away with him!” " Message:
Although there were many evils in the Roman Empire, it did keep “law and order” in its colonies, at a time when the world was often lawless and chaotic. As horrible by today’s standards as Roman rule might have been, the pax romana (which allowed Paul to travel in relative safety around the Mediterranean) was remembered fondly in the Dark Ages to follow.
We see it operating in today’s lesson. The Roman commander in Jerusalem will not allow mob violence and thus saves Paul’s life. But this is no guarantee of safety. Paul will still face trial for whatever he has done to cause the uproar.
Painting of Christ crucified, by Sieger Koder
There are both similarities and differences in the lives of Paul and Jesus. In this case Paul, like Jesus, has been arrested in Jerusalem at the behest of the locals, because of his heretical preaching, and could be punished even if he has not broken Roman law.
But Jesus was condemned by the Sanhedrin, the ruling body of Judaism; Paul is simply the target of a mob. Also, there will be a great difference in how they are treated, because Paul is a Roman citizen and Jesus was not.
Like Jesus, Paul has traveled to Jerusalem knowing that he will be arrested. As we saw earlier in Acts 21, a man named Asabus dramatically prophesied that Paul would be arrested and turned over to the Romans.
And also, one gets the feeling from Acts that Paul’s return to Jerusalem, after an absence of 30 years, is some sort of bookend to his ministry. Possibly he knows that he is coming to the end of his journey.
Unlike Jesus, however, Paul will not be crucified in Jerusalem—again, because he is a Roman citizen.
Meditation : Prayer : May the Almighty and merciful Lord graciously hear me, pardon and deliver me from all my sins, confirm and strengthen me in all goodness, and bring me to everlasting life; through my Savior, Jesus Christ......Amen |
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