I liked the following verses ( a small subsection, taken from those set for today’s reading and meditation) Acts 19:8-10 (NLT): “Then Paul went to the synagogue (in Ephesus) and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God. But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus. This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord.”
There are times (but not always) when we should leave a venue, and this is one such case – a place, where there are religious people speaking out against the supremacy of Jesus – the one, true way; we should leave such a place (if guided by the Holy Spirit) and spend our time and resources, on talking to those who are willing to learn the truth.
As Selwyn re-iterates in today’s study – ‘following the Christian way we are following the way of reality‘ (the way God charted/mapped out, for each one of us to follow). He says: “I long for this truth to lodge in your spirit also. If it does, then the conviction that your life is related to the sum total of reality, and that this reality is working with you and not against you, will act as an anchor to your soul. You will not be thrown off balance when you see dishonest men and women apparently prospering, for you will realise that no one can live against the nature of reality and get away with it.”
What are your views on today’s study?
No moral holiday
I liked the following verses ( a small subsection, taken from those set for today’s reading and meditation) Acts 19:8-10 (NLT): “Then Paul went to the synagogue (in Ephesus) and preached boldly for the next three months, arguing persuasively about the Kingdom of God. But some became stubborn, rejecting his message and publicly speaking against the Way. So Paul left the synagogue and took the believers with him. Then he held daily discussions at the lecture hall of Tyrannus. This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord.”
There are times (but not always) when we should leave a venue, and this is one such case – a place, where there are religious people speaking out against the supremacy of Jesus – the one, true way; we should leave such a place (if guided by the Holy Spirit) and spend our time and resources, on talking to those who are willing to learn the truth.
As Selwyn re-iterates in today’s study – ‘following the Christian way we are following the way of reality‘ (the way God charted/mapped out, for each one of us to follow). He says: “I long for this truth to lodge in your spirit also. If it does, then the conviction that your life is related to the sum total of reality, and that this reality is working with you and not against you, will act as an anchor to your soul. You will not be thrown off balance when you see dishonest men and women apparently prospering, for you will realise that no one can live against the nature of reality and get away with it.”
What are your views on today’s study?