January 29, 2021: SOAP #4075:  Exodus 23-24; Psalm 14; Acts 5

SCRIPTURE:  Acts (NIV) 5:42 Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

OBSERVATION:  It was not until 1440 that Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.  So, the church in the book of Acts had no Bibles in their home.  They could not have a daily Bible reading plan.  Yet the early church did not have a lack of spirituality due to a lack of Bibles.  The Holy Spirit was present in their gatherings.  Anointed teachers taught them spiritual truth. 

There are places in the world today where no Bible is available in their language, or affordable in the marketplace.  Yet they too need daily spiritual input.  As in the book of Acts church, daily gatherings would be a priority for teaching, fellowship, worship, and prayer.  As in the book of Acts, these could be in public places and from house to house.    

In all places we need the spiritual provided through gathering with other believers, but it would be a greater requirement in places where personal Bible reading is not available. 

APPLICATION:   If I am serious about my physical life (which will eventually die), then I am serious about food.  I do not consider it an inconvenience to pause several times a day just to eat.   So, if I am serious about my spiritual life (which will never die) I must be serious about spiritual intake.  I need it daily!

PRAYER: Lord, it is not my Sunday life, but my daily life that shows how much I love you.  May my daily life show how important you are to me. Amen. 

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!