God looks for a faithful servant to carry out important tasks, such as, in the case of Phillip, bringing the gospel to someone who is truly searching.

Acts 8:26
26 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place.

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Simon Magus wants to buy the spiritual power, giving of the Holy Spirit, from Peter. This desire to pay for this ability so that Simon can be great with the people is the gall of bitterness. When we seek to get or use something religious so that we can be more important we are in the gull of bitterness.

Acts 8:23

23 For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”

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Persecution can cause serious trouble for God’s saints. But those who are deeply in love with Jesus keep preaching no matter what happens to them or where they are.

Acts 8:4
4 Now those who were scattered went about preaching the word.

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We often cry out for deliverance, just as the Israelites and Moses did. However, the deliverance we receive from God does not come about the way we want. How do we handle this disappointing way God has worked? Moses shows us how to handle these “evils” so that we can tell the truth, be ready for God’s deliverance, and become the people God wants us to be.

Exodus 5:22
Then Moses turned to the LORD and said, “O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all.”

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Joseph is given the directions about naming Jesus. Joseph, however, is the right person to name Jesus and help him come into the world because of his characteristics. Because of the great character of Joseph, Emmanuel, God-with-us, has come into the world. God wants us to have those same characteristics and bring Jesus, Emmanuel, into our world.

Matthew 1:23
23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel”

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God lit a bush on fire to get Moses’ attention. God then called him to Himself and to the job God had for him. God does and will do the same for us. He is looking to call us to Himself and to the task He has for us. What God is waiting for is for us to turn aside to that thing, that burning bush God has lit on fire for us.

Exodus 3:4

4 When the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”

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The apostles got busy with managing the needs of the early church. They needed help. However, more than needing help, they needed to not neglect the word of God. Do we understand the importance of the word of God as they did? No matter what we do, what part of church we are participating in, where God has us in our work and home life, we, also, need to not neglect the word of God.

Acts 6:2
2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.

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The early church did hard things, such as disciplining Ananias and Saphira. However, because they did the disciplining, and did it well, they remained pure. The result was that they were a powerful church, and everyone around them could see it. God intends to make us into a powerful church, just as He did the early church.

Acts 5:13

13 None of the rest dared join them, but the people held them in high esteem.

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