Daily Readings (Page 330)

How can we give God a unique central place in our lives and to let His character become ours?

What does it mean to you as an individual and part of the body (cf. 1 Cor. 12:27) to be “heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ”?

Try to identify the thoughts and emotions of the prodigal, his brother and their father?  Spend a moment in silence as you ask God for a true perception of Him as a loving father to be formed in you.

How is God described as our Father in heaven who is even kind to the ungrateful and wicked?  How does this affect us His children?

How do false gods compare with the one true God (cf. 44:6-20)?  What difference would such a God as our Father make (40:21-31)? 

True prayer must begin with a concept of God as Father.  How do our personal experiences of fathers and authority figures affect our prayer life?  Do vv5-13 change our ideas of God’s goodness?  How?

Paul restated his stand for preaching to the Gentiles with the Jewish believers; and helped them to understand what the Scriptures said on the issue.  He continued to preach and teach on the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Paul finally arrived at Rome, the final destination and the goal for the spread of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  The believers there were already encouraged with his arrival.  How may you encourage others?

As Paul was brought to Malta, historically a land of dangers, yet he continued to use the opportunity to minister the gospel.

God brought all on board to safety including the prisoners.  How often do we meet with a shipwreck in our lives?  Have we trusted God, or instead blamed him?