Today's Verse: And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. ~Acts 27:20   A few years ago, I watched a documentary on the Weather Channel about a cruise ship called the Oceanos and its ill-fated sinking during a storm off the eastern coast of South Africa. Amazingly, no one lost his life, and all 571 passengers were rescued. There were many tense moments before the ship sank when th

Today's Verse: And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. ~Acts 23:11   What do you do when you’ve been rejected, scorned, and written off as a loser and enemy? This morning, let us see how Paul was encouraged and helped by our Lord when he was at one of the lowest points in his life. Let us see how the Lord is always there for us.    We see the scornfu

Today's Verse: But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here. ~Acts 16:28   From the moment a little child is able to crawl, all of our lives revolve around being safe and careful. When a novice and unskilled person first learns how to use sharp instruments or a firearm, the one teaching him will usually tell the student, “Don’t hurt yourself.” This morning, we see Paul shouting out a command to a man who thought that the only way out of a

Today's Verse: And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: ~Acts 20:22   In the area of executive compensation, profitable corporations look for ways to keep their best executives from leaving. One tactic that is used is called “golden handcuffs.” This is a compensation package that promises to pay out an exorbitant amount of money to the executive as long as he contractually agrees to stay with the company and

Today's Verse: And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. ~Acts 16:25   Years ago, a...

Today's Verse: Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned...

Today's Verse: But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of...

Today's Verse: And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into...

Today's Verse: Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise...

Today's Verse: And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting.… ~Acts 11:12a Whenever I travel with other people, I am a strict...

Today's Verse: I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord...

Today's Verse: And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and...

Today's Verse: To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and...

Today's Verse: But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she...

Today's Verse: And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him...

Today's Verse: For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city. ~Acts 18:10 How much...

Today's Verse: And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened...

Today's Verse: Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed with...

Today's Verse: Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted...

Today's Verse: And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose...