Christ is All 7/15/15

Day194 - Reading the New Testament in one year.

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Acts 19

The Riot in Ephesus

23 About that time there arose a great disturbance about the Way. 24 A silversmith named Demetrius, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought in a lot of business for the craftsmen there. 25 He called them together, along with the workers in related trades, and said: “You know, my friends, that we receive a good income from this business. 26 And you see and hear how this fellow Paul has convinced and led astray large numbers of people here in Ephesus and in practically the whole province of Asia. He says that gods made by human hands are no gods at all. 27 There is danger not only that our trade will lose its good name, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited; and the goddess herself, who is worshiped throughout the province of Asia and the world, will be robbed of her divine majesty.”

28 When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!” 29 Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theater together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater.

32 The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there. 33 The Jews in the crowd pushed Alexander to the front, and they shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people. 34 But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”

35 The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: “Fellow Ephesians, doesn’t all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? 36 Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to calm down and not do anything rash. 37 You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess. 38 If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges. 39 If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. 40 As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of what happened today. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it.” 41 After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.

Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

July 15 
Life- consciousness

"When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory." Colossians 3:4
To understand the Lord's voice as a life- voice, we must understand the main characteristic of the Lord's life in us. This characteristic is revealed in Romans 8:10 which says, "And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the spirit is life because of righteousness" (ASV, cf. Col. 3:4). First, Christ, who is our life, is not in us merely in a general way, but He is in us in a specific way. Indeed, He is dwelling and living in our spirit. It is our human spirit that has become the residence of the Lord's life. Second, with the Lord's life in us, there is the corresponding consciousness that belongs to that life. Every kind of life has a life- consciousness. This is true about the nature of animal life and human life, as well as the divine life. Every life has its own kind of consciousness. We may say that the consciousness is the inherent voice of the life. The consciousness of life is the intrinsic speaking of that life.
Consciousness means having an awareness of something, a recognition or perception of something. It means to come to know something experientially. Any particular kind of life brings with it its own kind of awareness. For example, in a cat's life we can observe cat- consciousness. Cat life simply brings with it a consciousness and an awareness that is unique to that life. Kittens especially have a vivid imagination. The kind of life they have gives them the kind of consciousness that causes them to flit and dart around as though something was attacking them. This consciousness is due to their cat life. We observe this consciousness in any kind of animal, whether it be a dog, a bird, or a fish. Its particular kind of life gives it a corresponding consciousness that, in turn, expresses itself in some kind of animal behavior. The principle is very clear-- with every kind of life, there is a consciousness that goes with that life

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