Thurs., 8/1/19 Devotion (Acts 19:32)

Today's encouragement comes from Acts 19:32, where we read these words:

"Some therefore cried one thing and some another, for the assembly was confused, and most of them did not know why they had come together."

Wherever the gospel of Jesus is faithfully preached, one of three results ac-crue: 1) solid belief in Christ, leading to a healthy church life; 2) hypocritical (insincere) "belief," leading to eventual apostasy; or 3) (as here), plain old confusion.

Today, many professing Christians are thoroughly befuddled. Some have re-placed baptism, with a "christian" tee shirt, (or "christian perfume"). This is a sad state of affairs. Still, let us never lose heart, or hope. May all of us who love Jesus seek to help confused people, and bring them into strong church-es (for their good).

[Puritan quote of the day: "It is a preposterous course, instead of obeying the gospel, and studying to be found in Christ, to be inquisitive whether we were elected from eternity or not.” —William Lyford, in, "The Instructed Christian"]