{"id":14875,"date":"2022-08-26T01:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T05:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=14875"},"modified":"2022-08-10T15:52:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T19:52:04","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-8-26-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-8-26-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 8-26-22"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Acts 8:1 (NLT) 1 Saul was one of the witnesses, and he agreed completely with the killing of Stephen. A great wave of persecution began that day, sweeping over the church in Jerusalem; and all the believers except the apostles were scattered through the regions of Judea and Samaria.<\/p>\n

As the early church began to grow and flourish, it seemed like nothing could possibly stop them.<\/p>\n

The number of people being added to the body of Christ was increasing daily. The believers were helping each other, and miracles were being performed regularly.<\/p>\n

What could possibly go wrong?<\/p>\n

And then Saul showed up, inciting hatred and violence upon the believers. His goal was to stop this new movement, even if it meant killing some of them.<\/p>\n

He even gave his approval to the stoning death of Steven.<\/p>\n

This immense persecution caused fear to sweep over the church, and all the believers except the apostles fled, scattering throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria.<\/p>\n

And so began the end of Christianity. Or so it might have seemed.<\/p>\n

But you see, what the devil means for evil, God uses for good.<\/p>\n

And those very same believers who scattered took with them the gospel of truth, and they began to share it with others everywhere they went!<\/p>\n

Acts 8:4 (NLT) 4 But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went.<\/p>\n

So, as they taught the people about Jesus, His truth spread far and wide.<\/p>\n

This thing that Saul and the other Jews tried to stop became unstoppable, flourishing despite what appeared to be imminent decimation with the death of Steven.<\/p>\n

And to top it all off, God tore from Saul the desire to kill Christians by making him one!<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t that just like our God?<\/p>\n

We need to always remember that even the darkest times can be turned around. And nobody can do that the way God does.<\/p>\n

Genesis 50:20 (NLT) 20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good…<\/p>\n

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n

Seven Seas Ministries
\n49 N Lamplighters Walk
\nHampstead, NC 28443<\/p>\n

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