Nate's Daily Devotionals (old)

Everything in this life, will not satisfy us.  The shine wears off and we end up not satisfied  Where do you find your satisfaction? Setting: They got this food for free  But this food will not satisfy  They wanted to force him to become king so that he can give them all free food to everyone Which  v25 Jesus tells us to not seek him to be filled in the gifts he gives but instead in the work that lasts forever (believing in God) These people wanted to get their feed (the bread) but it won't last forever v27 the food that the son of Man will give us which will last forever By having the food that Jesus provides we will never be hungry They ask what work do they need to do to get this food? Jesus says they just need to believe v30 They still don't understand and they ask for more signs  The same people who witness the miracle of Jesus feeding the 5000 Reference in Exodus where God provided them with food They need a sig...

We have 2 farewell speeches it's Paul's last chance to talk to them v7-9 Eutycus falls asleep and dies v10-12 Paul brings him back to life Why does he tell us about Eutycus and not the content of the sermon Luke includes this to tell us about Paul Paul is not an ordinary guy and that he's a true authorised messenger  If you think you're a Christian but you don't believe what Paul says then you aren't a Christian We can't reject Paul and say we follow Jesus since Paul echoes who Jesus is v13-16 Pentecost is the symbol of harvest great way to show harmony between gentile and Jewish Christians v17 Farewell to the Ephesus elders Paul told them about the good news of Christ v18-21 Paul shows how he lived and served at Ephesus This is Paul's message which is Christ's message turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus v22-24 Pauls passion in serving God he knows he might die and this doesn't real...

Has the gospel ever posed a threat on a vested interest in your life? v23-26 Luke is writing this and he cares about it being historically accurate Demetrius his business is threatened by Paul and his teachings Pauls message is that gods made by human hands are not gods but are idols instead v27 he is worried about losing money and business and the praise and worship towards Artemis Ephesians prided themselves on Artemis and the worship of her. The temple was their pride and joy and it identified the Ephesian people v28-31 v28 shows us that they were very passionate about artemis Begged paul not to go because he would die passionate enough to defend the gospel but humble enough to know to not go v33-34 Pushed alexander who was a Jew and he was similar to Paul so they just starting rioting v35-37 The city clark dismisses the riot Where is God in this? God is at work, he has a plan and always sees it through Implications: A sensible perso...