Let me begin by saying that if you have faithfully read the Word since the beginning of the year and have worked to read the text daily as prescribed by the reading plan that I support and promote (www.lifejournal.cc), CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have made it through Leviticus! 90.4% of folks that attempt to read the Bible through in a year do not make it past Leviticus. However, please remember that 96.45% of statistics are made up on the spot! Including those two!! Leviticus is tough. Know that as we get into Numbers much of it is census information but there are wonderful, golden nuggets buried into those figures, so read carefully.
As we read the book of Acts, the authorities are not quite sure what to do with Paul. However, Paul's actions do not change based upon how they respond to him. In Acts 24:16 he says- So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man. In other words, his great concern was to be the man he needed to be, so that God could use Him anyway the Lord wanted to. That is where we are to be as well. We need not be worried about how we are received. Some will like you and some will not. We need to be concerned that our testimony is consistent enough to proclaim Christ effectively. Noah was blameless and above reproach. We ought to work toward that standard every day....including today.
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