Acts 17

The mob strikes again, chasing Paul all over the place in Acts 17. Paul and Silas wind up in Berea, and the Bereans set a great example in verse 11.

‘¹¹Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.

Acts 17:11

The Bereans received the message with eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day. That’s a great challenge for us. To be eager, ready to receive the message and not just read, but examine the Scriptures daily. I find that if I don’t start my day with prayer and Scripture, my day falls flat.

Here’s my morning routine

• Pray, think about Mark 12:29-31.
• Drink 40 ounces of water to flush my system.
• Turn the coffee pot on.
• Kneel before the Cross, pray my prayer list.
• Snag some coffee, start my Bible study.

This is just my morning routine. I’ve been doing this for a while now, and it’s helped me get my day off to a good start. Is it perfect? No, am I? Not even close, but I know a perfect guy, and he’s helping me be better. He forgives me when I fall short, or in my case, fall long. But, I’m inching along, making progress in Christ Perfection. What is your morning routine?

Reading Acts 17:22-31, I had to read it a couple of times. The way Paul describes God is just too cool. The way he speaks their language, he doesn’t start off talking about Moses; he talks about “the unknown God” altar. Paul gets down to people’s level; he meets them where they are, just like Christ. Christ meets us where we are; he speaks our language. He understands us, loves us, and wants a relationship with us.