Who Are You

Who Are You

I remember the first time I noticed this passage. I paused and thought about how easy it is for people to act like a Christian. These men learned the hard way that which we should learn the easy way; you cannot fake being a believer.

In the US, all you have to do is say, “I’m a Christian,” and people take you at your word no matter what your lived life looks like.

Meditate on this passage in Acts. Ask the Holy Spirit to teach you the potential consequence of trying to fake being a Christian. You do not want to end up like the men in this passage. Here’s today’s Bible verse. Enjoy. 

Acts 19:13-16

13 Some Jews who went around driving out evil spirits tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were demon-possessed. They would say, “In the name of the Jesus whom Paul preaches, I command you to come out.” 14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this. 15 One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.

Today’s Readings:

Acts 19:13-41; Proverbs 18:4-5