The Power of God’s Word. Acts 17.

Paul has moved into Macedonia in response to God’s guidance in a vision and we find him traveling to Thessalonica, Berea, and finally Athens. In this chapter I see the power of God’s word when it is faithfully delivered and studied. At Thessalonica the Jews became jealous and even stirred up a riot when Paul’s powerful preaching of the Word bore fruit in new converts there. Berea saw similar results as the people there were eagerly diving into God’s Word. Finally in Athens Paul takes God’s Word to the marketplace and there were more changed lives there too.

I see the power of God’s Word in all of these venues and I believe that as people open themselves to the truth of God’s Word and apply it to their lives then God will work mightily on their hearts and lives. My prayer for you as you become like the Bereans in the 5x5x5 daily search of the Scriptures is that God’s Word would be active, powerful, and life-changing for you.