Category: Daily Devotional

Now as Peter went here and there among them all… Acts 9:32-43 We now return to Peter as he travels, eventually to Joppa, and encounters people along the way. One such encounter was in Lydda, where Christians lived and, visiting them, Peter meets a paralyzed man who had been bed-ridden for 8 years. After telling the…

Esther 3-5 Haman Plots Against the Jews 3 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, and advanced him and set his throne above all the officials who were with him. 2 And all the king’s servants who were at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded…

And when he (Saul) had come to Jerusalem, he attempted to join the disciples. And they were all afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple. Acts 9:26-31 After escaping Damascus, Saul returns to Jerusalem. But, Saul, now a convert, wants to join with the Christians in Jerusalem. He is met…

Esther 1-2 The King’s Banquets 1 Now in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces, 2 in those days when King Ahasuerus sat on his royal throne in Susa, the citadel, 3 in the third year of his reign he gave a feast for all his officials and servants. The army of Persia and Media and the…

…(Saul) proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, “He (Jesus) is the Son of God.” Acts 9:20-25 Upon Ananias of Damascus laying hands on Saul, he received his sight and ate and drank for he had not done so for three days because Saul had prayed the entire time. Saul was baptized and joined a group of…

Nehemiah 12-13 Priests and Levites 12 These are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, 3 Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah, 5 Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chiefs of the priests and of their brothers in the days of Jeshua. 8 And the Levites: Jeshua,…

But Saul…as he went on his way…suddenly a light from heaven shone around him…heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” Acts 9:1-19 Saul, of Tarsus, was the single biggest threat to the early church. He campaigned to eradicate the Jews who had become followers of “the Way,” the early name adopted…

Nehemiah 10-11 The People Who Sealed the Covenant 10 [a] “On the seals are the names of[b] Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, Zedekiah, 2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pashhur, Amariah, Malchijah, 4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch, 7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin, 8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah; these are the priests. 9 And the Levites: Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; 10 and their brothers, Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita,…

Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward…Gaza.” This is a desert place. Acts 8:26-40 Again, this Philip is the deacon of the Jerusalem church, not the Apostle. Philip, guided by an angel, came upon an official of the court of Queen Candace of Ethiopia. He was a treasurer of the…

Nehemiah 4-7 Opposition to the Work 4 [a] Now when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was angry and greatly enraged, and he jeered at the Jews. 2 And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves?[b] Will they sacrifice? Will…