SOAP = Scripture Observation Application Prayer
Tina Wallace
S: Acts 26:4-8 "From the time of my youth, my life has been lived among my own people in Jerusalem. Practically every Jew in town who watched me grow up—and if they were willing to stick their necks out they'd tell you in person—knows that I lived as a strict Pharisee, the most demanding branch of our religion. It's because I believed it and took it seriously, committed myself heart and soul to what God promised my ancestors—the identical hope, mind you, that the twelve tribes have lived for night and day all these centuries—it's because I have held on to this tested and tried hope that I'm being called on the carpet by the Jews. They should be the ones standing trial here, not me! For the life of me, I can't see why it's a criminal offense to believe that God raises the dead.”
O: I’ve heard this thought before, ‘if charges were brought against you for being a Christian, would there be sufficient evidence to convict you?’ Interesting thought – we most likely will never experience this scenario (this side of heaven) but Paul did. It’s completely foreign for me to think that believing in God and what He’s done and said would be a criminal offense – but there are folks not only in Paul’s day, but today that experience this!
A: Would my life, everything I say and do with people in all areas of my life be evidence that I believe in God? I sure hope so, and if there’s anything that’s not, I need to shape those areas up!
P: Father, I want to be ‘convicted’ of being a follower of You! I want others to have evidence that I not only believe in You, but love You with all my heart, soul and strength. If there is any area that I am not doing so, please make known to me. Amen.
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Posted on
Fri, November 25, 2011
by Tina Wallace