A Devotional Study of the Living Word of God

Psalm 119:72 “O for a thousand tongues to sing; My Great Redeemers Praise This is far better for us than all the silver and gold available on earth. Psalm 19:7 The law of the LORD is perfect, more perfect even that refined gold. Psalm 19:10

Good Morning

Biological and chemical war. Over time ruthless men and women, guided by Satan have developed these agents of war to destroy life. And, we say to ourself when these things are brought to mind; like now. Oh!, Satan! Does he even exist?. So what is the point of bringing it up? Or, I don't want to hear this; it is too scary for my ears? Chemical warfare goes on daily, produced by dealers of abortion and drugs and alcohol, and it is mostly legal under most laws of the world. “Now that's scary!” All of us are seeing the increase of biological conditions that seem at times to be on the verge of a worldwide epidemic proportion. So, worldwide chemical and biological conditions do exist and we live in the middle of it – all day long. We produce it, we buy it, we live it! And God calls it SIN. God on the other hand, lives in a world that is set apart from these horrible conditions. He is not willing for any of us to perish in these conditions and has purposed a plan for all of us to be rescued through the blood of His Son – Jesus Christ. The past couple of days encouraged us to look at being justified and redeemed by His blood. Today we will look at being sanctified by His blood. Our blood is full of these devilish conditions of war. The blood of Jesus Christ is pure (no sin), we need this sanctifying and cleansing power to wash away the effects of daily life. Redemption, justification and sanctification are the ongoing process of salvation by grace through faith. Without God, working through the blood of Christ to cleanse our heart, there would be no hope. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 By the way! All of the sins listed in this portion of scripture can be tied or linked to biological and chemical spiritual warfare.

Acts 21 - 22

Acts 21:37-40 A case of mistaken identity? No, the commander did not know who he had in custody and I believe he was only interested at this point in his career. It would have been a big feather in his cap so to speak if Paul had turned out to be a real “public enemy.” The apostle spoke Greek and Hebrew and we see the evidence of this in these verses. Tarsus, a city of Greek origin really was not insignificant as Paul suggests here. Given permission, Paul begins in Hebrew to his audience.

Acts 22:1-21 The testimony of Paul's conversion to Christ. What he was before Christ, what happened to him in the process of meeting Christ, what he must do and suffer for Christ, where he must go for Christ. All of this came upon Paul in a matter of days. If, you have been saved, then you know like the apostle those early days of conversion. The joy, the light, the direction and the purpose of God filled your heart and now like the apostle – you have a testimony. Oh saint! What are you waiting for?

Acts 22: 22-30 Want to see the enemy shrink back and melt? Paul has said somewhere that he is all things to all people, this is not because Paul was wise, crafty, sly or ignorant of the world around him. It was because God gave grace to the apostle to have a testimony of being rescued from the spiritual warfare of life that we all face before meeting our Savior. The apostle made a difference in Christianity because he used the testimony God gave him and the power of the Holy Spirit in Him did the rest. Like Paul, if you are saved have a testimony. We should seek to remember this the next time we run into someone that God sends our way. It may only take two minutes of your time, but it can mean an eternity to those who hear it.