Scripture Reading: Acts 16:37 (KJV)But Paul said unto them, they have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? Nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.”Reflections: Paul and Silas had been unjustly beaten and...

Scripture Reading: Acts 28:30-31 (KJV)“And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.”Reflections: Paul, though a prisoner in...

Scripture Reading: Romans 4:19 –“His faith did not weaken when he thought about his own body (which was already as good as dead now that he was about a hundred years old) or about Sarah’s inability to have children.”Reflections: Life often confronts us with obstacles that seem impossible to overcome....

Scripture Romans 4:18 (KJV)“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.”Reflections: Faith is often described as the force that moves mountains, but before faith can take action, hope must be firmly established...

Scripture Reading: Acts 28:8-9 (KJV)And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. So when this was done, others also, which had diseases...

Scripture Reading: Matthew 10:38 (KJV)“And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me.”Reflections: Discipleship comes with a price. In the passage, Jesus introduces the imagery of the cross, symbolizing suffering, sacrifice, and self-denial. To take up the cross means to willingly embrace the...

Scripture Reading: Acts 28:5 (KJV)“And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.”Reflections: After surviving a shipwreck, Paul was gathering sticks when a venomous snake fastened onto his hand. The islanders expected him to die, but Paul remained fearless. Instead of panicking, he shook the snake...

Scripture Reading: Acts 28:6 (KJV)“Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.”Reflections: Paul was shipwrecked on the island of...

Scripture Reading: Acts 27:42-43 (KJV)“And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get...

Scripture Reading: Acts 27:21-22Reflections: Paul, a prisoner on a storm-tossed ship, had warned the sailors against setting sail from Crete. Ignoring his counsel, they faced a violent storm that threatened their lives. After days of turmoil, Paul reminded them of their mistake but assured them of God’s mercy—no life would...