Author Archives: L. Lyden

Faithful to the Lord And when she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” So she persuaded us. Acts 16:15 I love this passage about Lydia.  In fact, it is one of my favorites.  I knowContinue reading “Tuesday, November 28, 2023”

Alternate Endings “And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.”  Acts 16:9 Have you ever wondered what your life would be like if you had made some different choices along the way?  Maybe it was a decisionContinue reading “Monday, November 27, 2023”

Abounding in God’s work “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 Always abounding in the work of the Lord.  Existing and living in God’s work.  This seems excessive to me.  Always?  I mean,Continue reading “From the Daily Dose Series”

Everyone did their part So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.  Acts 16:5 This is truly a demonstration of the body of Christ working together as was intended from the beginning.  Everyone doing their part within the body and producing the results that Jesus died for His people toContinue reading “Friday, November 24, 2023”

Faithfulness Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus;  Acts 15:39  This has always been a hard part of Paul’s story for me to handle.  We read back in chapter 13 how the Holy Spirit separated Paul and Barnabas to be aContinue reading “Tuesday, November 21, 2023”

On the same page They wrote this letter by them: The apostles, the elders, and the brethren, To the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.  Acts 15:23 This is amazing!!  In the passage today, it is the continuation of the meeting of the apostles to talk about the disputeContinue reading “Monday, November 20, 2023”

Be a sharpener Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.” Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame. 1 Corinthians 15: 33 & 34 Have you ever heard the saying “One bad apple will spoil the whole bunch”?  It’sContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

Firstfruit But now Christ is risen from the dead and has become the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 1 Corinthians 15:20 The firstfruits.  It is the first produce of a crop each harvest season.  Proverbs instructs us that we are to honor God with the firstfruit of all our increase.  It means weContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

Submitted to And when they had come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they reported all things that God had done with them.  Acts 15:4  Today I want to talk about faithfulness in submitting to the authority that you are under.  We all have some kindContinue reading “Thursday, November 16, 2023”

Get up and do it again But after the disciples had gathered around him, he got up and went back into the city. The next day he and Barnabas left for Derbe.  Acts 14:20  Nobody really knows if Paul died when he was stoned that day in Lystra or if they just thought he wasContinue reading “Wednesday, November 15, 2023”