Author Archives: L. Lyden

Check your heart While it remained, was it not your own? And after it was sold, was it not in your own control? Why have you conceived this thing in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God.” Acts 5:4 Today we are reading about Ananias and Sapphira.  They were a husbandContinue reading “Thursday, September 21, 2023”

Great Blessing The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s great blessing was upon them all.  Acts 4:33 I have a blessed life!  It is very evident to me.  Not everyone can see it on me, but I know it is there and I continue to see God’s blessings allContinue reading “Wednesday, September 20, 2023”

Pray for boldness Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants that with all boldness they may speak Your word. Acts 4:29   A few years back, I was struggling with fatigue and a great deal with the pain in my body.  I was working with someone who had just been givingContinue reading “Tuesday, September 19, 2023”

They had been with Jesus Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled. And they realized that they had been with Jesus.  Acts 4:13 This is an encouraging passage, especially if you haven’t had the privilege of a college education in thisContinue reading “Monday, September 18, 2023”

Arm yourself But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 1 Corinthians 12:7 This chapter start out with the phrase: “I do not want you to be ignorant/uneducated about spiritual gift.”  As a believer and child of God, I do not want to be ignorant, and IContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

Jesus is Lord Therefore, I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed, and no one can say that Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Spirit.  1 Corinthians 12:3 I am thrilled to go through chapters 12 – 14 of 1 Corinthians.  These chapters are soContinue reading “From the Daily Dose Journal Series”

Despite the circumstances However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.  Acts 4:4  Sometime the circumstances of my life do not seem ideal.  There are times when I feel disappointed in the things going on around me.  In those moments, I rarelyContinue reading “Friday, September 15, 2023”

Take the Opportunity Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness?  Acts 3:12 Have you ever missed out on an opportunity?  Maybe it was onContinue reading “Thursday, September 14, 2023”

Your Marching Orders Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” Acts 3:6 You are probably familiar with the scripture passage we are looking at today.  It is the account of the ApostlesContinue reading “Tuesday, September 12, 2023”

Continue Daily So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart,  Acts 2:46 This is quite a picture of how the New Testament Church started.  On the day of Pentecost, three thousand people were added to those thatContinue reading “Monday, September 11, 2023”