Oct. 23, 2013

Acts 17: ²⁸ ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’^[b] As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring."

Paul is moving from city to city, fighting ignorance and the power of the entrenched Jewish communities, who find the Good News threatening.  He is talking to a group of Greek thinkers now.  He is telling him he knows The Unknown God they are seeking.

I was thinking of some kids I know who "are in this world but not of it."  At least one of them lives and moves and centers his being in his Christian faith.  This makes him stand out from the crowd, not a good thing at  middle school perhaps.  In the long run, however, my money would be on him to become a successful man, more so than the "popular" types who live to belong in the crowd.

Prayer:  Lord, guide me to live and move and center my very being in You.  I am indeed Your offspring, and I want to make You proud.  Free me from the need to serve the crowd, and lead me in a path that goes directly to Your kingdom.
Amen