Jean Ann Williams | Author

“But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the tribunal, saying, ‘This man is persuading people to worship God contrary to the law’” (Acts 18:12, 13 ESV).  Father, Paul was suffering for righteousness sake. Help us to recognize when we suffer for righteousness sake, and to […]

“And the Lord said to Paul one night in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.’ And he stayed a year and six months, teaching […]

“And he [Paul] left there and went to the house of a man named Titius Justus, a worshiper of God. His house was next door to the synagogue. Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, together with his entire household. And many of the Corinthians hearing Paul believed and were baptized” (Acts 18:7, […]

“When Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus. And when they opposed and reviled him, he shook out his garments and said to them, ‘Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent. From now on I will go to the […]

“And he [Paul] reasoned in the synagogue every Sabbath, and tried to persuade Jews and Greeks” (Acts 18:4 ESV).  Father, as Paul is our example, please help us to toss away our pride and our fears and to teach others about Your Gospel. In Jesus’ holy name, we ask. AmenBlessed day~

“After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and […]

“‘Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, ‘We will hear you again about this.’ So Paul went out from their midst. But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them’” (Acts 17:32-34 ESV).  Father, Paul planted […]

“‘. . . because he (God) has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man (Jesus) whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead’” (Acts 17:31 ESV). Father, as Scripture teaches, You gave up Your only begotten Son […]

“Being then God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of man.  The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent . . .’” (Acts 17:29, 30 ESV) Father, help us to […]

“‘In him [God] we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your [Athens] own poets have said, “‘For we are indeed his offspring’” (Acts 17:28 ESV). Holy Lord, You are Father of the creation of heaven and earth. We long to bow before You in humble service. Please help us in our […]