This is such an amazing testimony. We read about it earlier in Acts, but hearing it again is astounding. I have to believe that there were possibly some in the crowd who remembered Paul by his former ...  Read More

Paul begins his defense before the mob that had just tried to kill him. He has quite the credentials, which I am sure many of them were unaware of. He was one of their own, yet they had tried to kill ...  Read More

Remember how yesterday we talked about the power of a well-placed lie? Even the commander had his own assumptions about who Paul was, as we can see here. He had mistaken Paul for an Egyptian revolutio...  Read More

This reveals the power of a well-placed lie. The enemy is very good at getting people all ramped up for no reason. Paul is minding his own business, finishing a purification ritual, when he gets calle...  Read More

So it begins… Paul almost managed to make it through the week without some controversy, but some Jews from the Province of Asia saw him in the Temple and started a ruckus, assuming he had defiled the ...  Read More

Things are about to get very sticky for Paul. Back on his home turf, with much history at play, rumors have circulated that this once staunch defender of the Law of Moses in his former role as a Phari...  Read More

Paul is continuing his farewell tour on his way to Jerusalem. It is interesting that Luke, the author of Acts, makes a point of telling us that Philip’s—not one, but four—daughters all had the gift of...  Read More

Paul knew what awaited him in Jerusalem, and now the believers did too. Not unlike Jesus telling His disciples what awaited Him—and what would eventually await them—it seems that Paul was equally reso...  Read More

Paul is aware at this point that uncertain days lie ahead of him. This is his farewell speech to the believers, and similar to many of the patriarchs of old, he is making sure there are no outstanding...  Read More

Paul had such a love for God and His people. His words here are reminiscent of Jesus' prayer in John 17. They reveal a heart of concern that every parent understands as they watch their children leave...  Read More

Such a powerful statement by Paul. In spite of what lay ahead of him, he declared:“But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it to finish the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telli...  Read More

Paul condenses the Gospel message into one simple statement: “…the necessity of repenting from sin and turning to God, and of having faith in our Lord Jesus.” It really is that simple—and yet, for man...  Read More