Jean Ann Williams | Author

‘For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them’” (Acts 28:27 KJV).  Father, when people hear and […]

“‘And when they [chief of the Jews] agreed not among themselves, they departed. After that Paul had spoken one word, ‘Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, Saying, ‘Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive’” (Acts […]

“‘And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. And some believed the things which were spoken, and some […]

“‘And they [chief of the Jews] said unto him [Paul], ‘We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken […]

“‘But when the Jews spake against it, I [Paul] was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. For this cause therefore have I called for you [chief of the Jews], to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound […]

“‘And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, ‘Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the […]

“‘And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him’” (Acts 28:16 KJV) Father, there are times we are alone. Do You allow this to help us spend more time with You? The times we […]

“‘So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary’” (Acts 28:9, 10 KJV). Father, we pray that others will see the gifts of joy, love, peace, hope You give […]

“‘In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his […]

“‘Howbeit they [the islanders] looked when he [Paul] should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god’” (Acts 28:6 KJV)  Father, we understand that there is only one God and that […]