Category: Daily Devotional

Psalm 35-36 Great Is the Lord Of David. 35 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;    fight against those who fight against me!2 Take hold of shield and buckler    and rise for my help!3 Draw the spear and javelin[a]    against my pursuers!Say to my soul,    “I am your salvation!” 4 Let them be put to shame and dishonor    who seek after my life!Let them be turned back and…

And it happened that while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the inland country and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. Acts 19:1-10 Apollos moves on to Corinth and Paul now comes to Ephesus where he meets some believers who had not heard of the Holy Spirit let alone been baptized by the Holy Spirit.…

Psalm 33-34 The Steadfast Love of the Lord 33 Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous!    Praise befits the upright.2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre;    make melody to him with the harp of ten strings!3 Sing to him a new song;    play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts. 4 For the word of the Lord is upright,    and all his work is done in faithfulness.5 He loves righteousness and justice;    the…

Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus… Acts 18:24-28 Apollos was an eloquent man who was learned in the Scriptures. He was a powerful speaker who was zealous for the teachings of the Lord. Though he accurately taught the things of the Lord from Scripture, he knew only of the baptism…

…Paul stayed many days longer (at Corinth) and then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. Acts 18:18-23 Paul completed his 18 months in Corinth, having established a church there, selected a leader and elders for the church and, taught them all that Jesus had commanded Paul. Now, Paul…

Psalm 31-32 Into Your Hand I Commit My Spirit To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 31 In you, O Lord, do I take refuge;    let me never be put to shame;    in your righteousness deliver me!2 Incline your ear to me;    rescue me speedily!Be a rock of refuge for me,    a strong fortress to save me! 3 For you are my rock and my fortress;    and for…

Psalm 29-30 Ascribe to the Lord Glory A Psalm of David. 29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings,[a]    ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;    worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.[b] 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters;    the God of glory thunders,    the Lord, over many waters.4 The voice of the Lord is powerful;    the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the…

…Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. Acts 18:1-17 Although we do not know whether or not a church was established in Athens, Luke writes of Paul leaving Athens to go to nearby Corinth where he meets Aquila and Priscilla, a Jewish Christian husband and wife from Rome, who had been expelled by Caesar Claudius when…

Psalm 26-28 I Will Bless the Lord Of David. 26 Vindicate me, O Lord,    for I have walked in my integrity,    and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me;    test my heart and my mind.[a]3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes,    and I walk in your faithfulness. 4 I do not sit with men of falsehood,    nor do I consort with hypocrites.5 I hate the assembly of evildoers,    and I…

 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. Acts 17:22-34 Paul, having been provoked in his spirit by the many idols he saw in Athens, goes to the Aeropagus, at the invitation of some Stoics and Epicureans in the agora…