Song # 1967.1 from Our Gospel In Song Collection by Col Johnston. In the Book of Acts we read in chapter 17 that Paul and Silas went to Thessalonica and Paul spoke in the synagogue. But some Jews became jealous and created trouble for them.
Paul and Silas passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia and they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue (Acts 17:1). As his custom was, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures (Acts 17:2), explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ” he said (Acts 17:3). Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, as did a large number of God-fearing Greeks and not a few prominent women (Acts 17:4). But the Jews were jealous, so they rounded up some bad characters from the market-place, formed a mob and started a riot in the city. They rushed to Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas to bring them out to the crowd (Acts 17:5). But they did not find them (Acts 17:6).
Thought for today: no-one is more secure than those in God’s hands.
Thought for the future: thank God for what you have, trust God for what you need. Where will you spend your eternity?