As we continue working our through the New Testament we find ourselves in Paul’s third missionary journey in the book Acts. Today we read Acts 17:1-22:30.

One of the things that strikes me as we read through the book of Acts is the variety of ways in which the disciples witness to their faith. Sometimes it is through debate, sometimes through miracles, sometimes through presenting Old Testament prophecy about Jesus, sometimes through kind treatment of strangers.

In Acts 17:16-34, we see Paul share the Gospel in a unique way. He sees the many idols that the people of Athens worship, including one to an “unknown god.” He then meets the people where they are with something with which they are familiar, and then uses that as an opportunity to share the True God with them.

It would have been easy for Paul to pass on this witnessing opportunity. It would have been easy for him to look at how devoted they were to false gods, given up on them and moved on somewhere else. But he didn’t. He saw something which gave Him an opportunity to talk about Jesus and he took it, and then let the Holy Spirit do His work of making unbelievers into believers.

This is possible in our lives as well. Countless times as we go through our days, if we are watching, we have lots of opportunities to connect Jesus to something in someone’s life and share Him.

What Biblical truths does God show me in these verses?
God wants all people, no matter who or what they are worshiping, to worship Him.

Since God tells us in the book of James to be doers of the Word and not merely hearers how can I apply these Biblical truths to my life?
Today I will look for opportunities to connect Jesus to something in someone’s life and share Him.