Good rainy morning, once more, and praise the Lord for that rain! It seems that our weather pattern involves moisture these days, but what is this about snow this weekend?! I guess that the time has not yet come to move my onion and garlic outside. What is going on in the world today? Motion and commotion all around the globe, at least according to my news sources. Your news probably looks much the same as mine. Today, I took a search on the Blue Letter Bible site for 'commotion', and found three verses in the NKJV. This one seemed a good one to yank out of context and read as a stand alone verse.
And about that time there arose a great commotion about the Way. (Acts 19:23)
What do we know about this? The Way is of course our Lord Jesus and those who follow Him. A great commotion about this is valuable so that people hear about the Word and want to know more. Amongst all the motion and commotion of the world, it helps to have something that gains their attention. And it's working! Around the world there is perhaps no more recognized name than that of Jesus even if many will not believe in Him. Many even hate the name of Christ and Christian, but they do know the name. Reading the context of our verse for the day reveals a riot caused by a man losing his means of living to those who were bringing the good news of Jesus. Not that Paul and the other apostles wanted to take food from the man's family, but making a living by crafting idols must give way to the Way when people come to believe in Christ. The silversmith came to know the name, and he didn't like it.
Like Paul, we prefer not to cause a riot or a commotion, but we also know that it may happen someday. The world will choose sides as the end draws near. On one side is Jesus.
Have a great spring day in Christ!
Bucky
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