Kingdom Moments Devotion

Acts 22 : 4 – 8, I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women, as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brethren, and went to Damascus to bring in chains even those who were there to Jerusalem to be punished. "Now it happened, as I journeyed and came near Damascus at about noon, suddenly a great light from heaven shone around me. And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?' So I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom you are persecuting.' -NKJV Soon after Jesus’ ascension into heaven great persecution broke out in Jerusalem. In that day, the Jews who followed the teachings of Jesus were considered a part of “The Way”. In John 14 : 6, Jesus told His disciples, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” Perhaps you’ve read or heard that the batt

Matthew 23 : 1 - 4, Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. - NKJV John 16 : 13, However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. - NKJV Jesus tells us in John 6 : 63 that His Words are spirit and life. Since the Bible is a spiritual book, it’s not always easy to understand. Even though we may not understand certain scriptures when we read them, we shouldn’t allow this to dissuade us from studying God’s Word. In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit had not been given to m