The God of Our Fathers
Guest Blog by Gary Riedel
S - SCRIPTURE: Acts 24:14b “I worship the God of our fathers believing everything laid down by the law and written in the prophets, having a hope in God.”
O - OBSERVATION: This is a part of Paul’s confession to Felix, the Roman governor. God of our fathers means the God of all the great patriarch’s in the Old Testament, the one and only Eternal Triune God! The very same God we worship today as we are part of the Communion of Saints. Paul is witnessing to the Roman authorities that he will stand on the precepts of “The God of our Fathers”, regardless of the consequences! This is a courageous statement and his very life may be at stake because of it.
A - APPLICATION: Paul’s courage is of course a reflection of the faith given to him by God’s Holy Spirit. We can have the same courage of our convictions if we read God’s word daily, meditate on it and ask His Spirit to work in our hearts. Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. One word of caution, we cannot force ourselves to have faith but we can enhance the opportunities for God’s Spirit to work faith in our hearts.
P - PRAYER: Gracious Father, open the eyes of our heart so that we may see Jesus, so that our faith would grow and by faith we will see Jesus in Eternity as we live forever with “The God of our Fathers.” In Jesus Name, Amen
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