Paul tried to show God’s witness in everyday blessings to the people of Lystra. God had healed a cripple, and the Gentiles there assumed their gods, Zeus and Hermes, had come to visit. Paul tried to explain that they were only human beings bringing the Good News about the living God. To do this, Paul …
God’s mercy pursues misguided people, a theme that begins in Genesis with Adam and Eve and continues throughout the Bible. When Paul and Barnabas are on their mission trip, they minister to the people of Iconium, where, again, a merciful God pursues the lost. When the people of Lystra witness the miraculous healing through Paul …
Psalm 23: 6 Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.[1] The Hebrew word used for love is “hesed” which is the covenantal love promised by God. God does pursue, or chase us down, with His unfailing love. The song …