Today’s Scripture: Acts 17:11-12 NLT: And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth. As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.
Here in Acts 17the Bereans read their scriptures to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth. In their searching they found Jesus.
So, do we. Do we read to find proof? Do we read to find Jesus? Do we read at all? Like the Bereans as I have searched the Scriptures day after day I believe. There is reading and then there is searching, isn’t there? I have read the scriptures before, but my heart was only seeking answers to certain questions or completing an assignment. Searching for Jesus I have found him and removed all doubt.
My greatest desire is for others to find what I have found in searching the scriptures. Jesus is found in the searching and not in these affirmations themselves. Do you believe? I am praying now that you find Jesus in searching for His affirmations for you. Are you searching the scriptures?
Today’s Prayer: Almighty Father thank You for Your Scriptures. Thank You for the life Your words bring to my spirit. Your words and Your Holy Spirit come alive and produce my belief and my joy. You overwhelm me with Your greatness, and I thank You for Your faithfulness. It is my prayer that others find this joy and fully believe by seeking after Jesus and reading Your word day after day. Amen
Tom Raines Jr.
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