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Acts has an implied question: Where are you giving your loyalty?
Many things demand our allegiance. Or at least insinuate that if we give it, it will go better our way. In Jesus’s day, it may have been to the temple, the religious establishment, or to Caesar. Even the devil came to Jesus in the wilderness promising wealth and fame if only he would give him his loyalty.
The question of loyalty is a question of kingship. What we see throughout the Gospels and the rest of the New Testament is that Jesus has God-given authority. He is the rightful king, and creation as we know it, his kingdom. That demands loyalty. The Bible has a word for this: faith.
That loyalty (our faith) will be tested. People and powers will try to shake it and break it. They’ll threaten, coerce, persecute, and woo. But Jesus continues to demonstrate he is king.
Today, skim Acts 5:17-42. Count up instances of acts of loyalty to King Jesus, and ways it’s tested. Which strikes you most?
About this Plan
Acts has an implied question: To whom are you loyal? King Jesus or the powers that be? This 5-day plan continues a journey through the book of Acts, the Bible’s gripping sequel of Jesus at work in the life of his followers as he expands his kingdom to the ends of the earth. It’s a journey on what it means to be a Christian. It’s a story in which you have a role to play.
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