Acts is one of the few books that is really hard to put down. The excitement of God's miraculous dealings with the early church seems to jump out of every line.
The divine encounters of Phillip and the Ethiopian eunuch, Peter and John healing the crippled man, and the ay of Pentecost inspire me in my walk with God. The earthquakes, storms, and yes, even Ananias and Sapphira challenge me to a deeper respect for the power of the Lord.
One particular rhema I received while reading through Acts is Acts 1:11.
"Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into Heaven."
I think many Christians today are just gazing into Heaven, and really missing out on what God is doing all around them. God has promised he will come again and I rejoice to know that these are the last days, but sometimes I think we need angels to admonish us, "Why stand you gazing?"
Another point of interest is found in Acts 5:38-39.
"And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to naught; but if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found to fight against God."
Now, over 2,000 years later, we can see that God looks after his own, and how fruitless it is to fight against Him.
Major Topics:
I. Christ's purifying instruction
II. The church in Jerusalem
III. Paul's first missionary journey
IV. Paul's second missionary journey
V. Paul's third missionary journey
VI. Jerusalem and Cesearea
VII. Paul's mission to Rome
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