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Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted Isa 53:4 |
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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. Monday, December 2, 2024
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :How a Christian Should Live Bible Verse:Paul Begins His Third Journey; Apollos Goes to Ephesus "After spending some time there, [Paul] departed and went from one place to the next through the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples. Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John. He began to speak boldly in the synagogue, but when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately. And when he wished to cross to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed, for he powerfully refuted the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that the Christ was Jesus. " Message:
Acts segues abruptly from Paul’s second journey to his third; the only indication of a break is a few words that say he spent some time in Antioch, then departed for Galatia and Phrygia. After telling us about Paul’s departure, Acts shifts immediately to a different thread, describing the second-generation missionaries Aquila, Priscilla, and Apollos. This makes the narrative a bit hard to follow, but we will pick back up with Paul tomorrow. There is no more mention of Paul’s work in central Turkey; when we see him again, it will be in the western port city of Ephesus, where he will spend three years.
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The bulk of today’s Scripture describes the growth of a second generation of Christian teachers and missionaries. They come from all over the Roman world to the new centers of Christianity. Priscilla and Aquila, who were Italian but forced to emigrate to Corinth because they were Jewish, have studied and devoted themselves to Christ so thoroughly that they have founded one of the most important churches of the ancient world, Ephesus. Although Paul had stopped briefly in Ephesus -- a major seaport -- he had apparently not founded a church there. Aquila and Priscilla likely worked on their own to found and expand a Christian community.
We do not have a hint why Apollos comes to Ephesus. Clearly it was growing in importance as a Christian center, but still, Antioch was the most important church outside Jerusalem. Perhaps he traveled by ship and the route to Ephesus was convenient.
“Achaia” (or Achaea) refers to an important southern region of Greece. Corinth was its capital.
Meditation : Prayer : Now to Him who has given me grace in accordance with His gospel, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for many ages past, but now revealed and made known by the command of the eternal God, so that all mankind might find the obedience that comes from faith; to the only God, the God of wisdom and truth, be glory forever through His only son, Jesus Christ...........Amen |
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