Emulate the Example of the Berean Believers
- Baptist Daily Devotional
- Oct 3
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Rev. Tse Amable | October 3 2025 | Acts 17:10-15
KEY VERSE: “Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” Acts 17:11 (NIV)
MESSAGE:
The gospel train kept on moving from one town or city to another. This was in keeping with the instruction Jesus Christ gave to his disciples. He said, “When you are persecuted in one place, flee to another. I tell you the truth, you will not finish going through the cities of Israel before the Son of Man comes” Matthew 10:23 (NIV). The rejection of the gospel in one place should not be the end of our mission to take the gospel to every nation on earth.
And so, from Thessalonica, the missionaries of Jesus Christ arrived at Berea. As they always did, they went to the synagogue to share the good news with the congregation worshipping there. In Berea, St. Luke observed and recorded that the believers there were of MORE NOBLE CHARACTER than the Thessalonians because they DID NOT ONLY RECEIVE THE MESSAGE WITH GREAT EAGERNESS BUT THEY ALSO EXAMINED THE SCRIPTURES EVERY DAY TO SEE IF WHAT PAUL SAID WAS TRUE.
That is a great example that all Christians must emulate. When we hear a teaching or a sermon delivered by our anointed men and women of God (pastors, apostles, prophets, teachers, evangelists, deacons, etc.), we should take it a step further and search the scriptures ourselves. Thankfully, today, we have an abundance of Bible study materials (commentaries, Bible dictionaries, maps, etc.), both in printed form and in electronic form on the Internet. When we search the scriptures ourselves, we should not do it to find faults or to punch holes in the teachings we have received, but RATHER TO DEEPEN OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SCRIPTURES AND TO GROUND OUR FAITH.
FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:
How do you receive the messages delivered to you by the Lord through his servants? Do you receive the message with great eagerness as the believers in Berea did? Be a Bible student by taking time to study and search the scriptures on your own. It helps to strengthen you and give you confidence in what you believe and have been taught.
PRAYER:
Father, thank you for providing me with resources through which I can study Your Word and become a better Christian. Help me through the Holy Spirit, my teacher, to understand the truths of the Kingdom which are available in your word. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen!
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.
SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!
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DAILY word study: SEARCH
The word “search” in Acts 17:11 comes from the Greek word anakrinō, which means “to examine, investigate, question carefully.” It was often used as a legal term for cross-examining evidence in court.
The Bereans didn’t just listen to Paul with eagerness; they anakrinō — searched the Scriptures daily, carefully checking if his teaching was true. Their searching wasn’t about fault-finding, but about grounding their faith in God’s Word.
Reflect on this:
To “search” the Scriptures means to handle God’s Word with care and attention. Like the Bereans, we are called not only to hear sermons but to go deeper, examining the Bible ourselves so our faith becomes rooted and unshakable.
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