It
Was At Antioch
That
The Believers
Were
First Called Christians
Scripture
Acts 11
23 When he arrived and
saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he
encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.
24 Barnabas
was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith. And many
people were brought to the Lord.
25 Then Barnabas
went on to Tarsus to look for Saul. 26
When he found him, he brought him back to Antioch.
Both of them stayed there with the church for a full year, teaching
large crowds of people. (It was at Antioch that the believers were
first called Christians.)
Observation
We
will always be ridiculed and made fun of by people that don't
understand the message of the Gospel. It was at Antioch that
believers were first called “Christians”. Unbelievers were making
fun of the believers calling them “little Christs”, but the
believers took it as a badge of honor and the name stuck.
Believers,
or followers of the Lord Jesus Christ are to take the message of the
Gospel to everyone, everywhere! Yes, we will get criticized for it.
We will be made fun of and yes we will experience persecution, but
the Gospel is for everyone!
Christians
and Christian leaders in the USA are now being criticized by some
when they encourage us to share the love of Christ with those of
different nationalities, different religions, those with a different
color of skin, those that may speak a different language other than
English, that are coming to our country from all over the world.
Red
and yellow, black and white, they are all precious in His sight, no
matter where they happen to be on planet Earth!
Application
I
will share the love of Christ with everyone that God brings into my
life. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, it seems like some things never change. As I read Your Word
I see that mankind has always misunderstood Your plan. You want
everyone to be saved. You don't want anyone to be lost. And You have
given us believers the ministry of reconciliation, the ministry of
bringing people the message of Your saving love, the love of Jesus
Christ. We don't get to pick and choose who gets to hear about Your
love!
Daily
Bible Reading: Hosea 6,7,8,9; Hebrews 3, Psalm 6, Psalm 36; Proverbs
6; Acts 11
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