January 2023

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, January 31 Peter, Reluctant Soul-Winner           “It was late in the evening when a call came from the street just outside the gate. Because opening that gate to someone who wasn’t known could be a dangerous thing, especially at that time of night, the young man left the inquirer outside […]

Daily Devotional for Monday, January 30th Cornelius, Religious Sinner           The Gospel first came to the House of Israel, God’s chosen people. Until this time, there had not been recorded evidence that the Gospel had come to the Gentiles. Cornelius was a Gentile man of authority who commanded respect from his fellow man. He

Daily Devotional for Sunday, January 29th Paul’s Testimony of Salvation           Most of us have probably heard the joke about the personal testimony that becomes an autobiography. Most of us have heard the seemingly endless recitation of the “Look how bad I was!” testimony. Unfortunately, some folks seem to revel in the previous badness

Daily Devotional for Saturday, January 28th Peter Restores Life to Dorcas                 “Jerry was the leader in his village. He had overseen much improvement and was loved by all the people. Through his prowess at working various government agencies, he had managed to get electricity for the island. He had also brokered the

Daily Devotional for Friday, January 27th Peter Heals Aeneas   “There are many sorts of broken hearts, and Christ is good at healing them all.”- Spurgeon   The Apostles followed the direction of Holy Spirit from town to town as they preached the Gospel. Often, God empowered them to heal someone physically to testify of

Daily Devotional for Thursday, January 26th Saul Goes to Tarsus   In any profession requiring specific skill and experience, new people generally do not just jump right in to the most responsible positions. Baseball players work their way up through the minor leagues as they prove their baseball mettle. Nurses work under a preceptor before

Daily Devotional for Wednesday, January 25th Saul Preaches in Jerusalem     “I had often visited the town, despite it being predominately Muslim, owing to its location in one of the chief Islamic provinces of the island. The merchants in the shops were friendly and so also was the operator of the small hostel where

Daily Devotional for Tuesday, January 24th Barnabas Affirms Saul     Imagine yourself as one of the early Christians who saw firsthand the persecution wrought by Saul of Tarsus. You saw your fellow Christians persecuted, brought to trial, even martyred at the hand of Saul. Then Saul, who introduces himself as Paul, arrives preaching the

Daily Devotional for Monday, January 23rd God Appears to Ananias   “You cannot teach an old dog new trick.” “A leopard cannot change its spots.” Those are just a couple of expressions we use to express the idea that people really cannot change. In our minds, once a person is identified as no good, then