Acts 17, "Be Beroean"

Acts 17 – “ Be Beroean”

“The Beroean Jews were more open-minded than those of Thessalonica: they accepted the message with all eagerness and examined the scriptures daily to see of these things were so.” -Acts 17:11

A good friend of mine, Mike Kilbane (ex-Army Officer, West Point Grad, and Special Forces Soldier) wrote this today concerning Acts 17. I thought I'd share it with the rest of the world:

"Open-minded’, ‘eager’, and ‘examined the scriptures daily’: what a great model to follow in our fellowship and daily walk. I think it is the combination of these three elements that make them most worthy of emulation. They weren’t close-minded and skeptical, they weren’t blindly accepting of what a teacher or leader said. I think the one-word description of the Beroeans for me would be “engaged”. They were a group that was engaged in their faith. Learning about it, growing in it , and, eventually, living in it. There wasn’t a passive acceptance of it as merely knowledge; it was something to be internalized and lived out. I pray that in my own personal walk I stay engaged with the faith through an open-minded and eager approach to teaching, insight, and the Word."

Good Stuff. Thanks Mike.

Father, today I also pray for open-mindedness, eagerness and an ever increasing desire for your Word. May you be honored in that pursuit. Help me to daily deny myself and the selfish pursuits of my flesh. Amen.