In Him We Live nd Move and Have Our Being
- Baptist Daily Devotional
- Oct 15
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Rev. Tse Amable | October 15 2025 | Acts 17:22-31
KEY VERSE: “’For in Him we live and move and have our being’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘we are His Offspring.’” (Acts 17:28, NIV)
MESSAGE:
Knowing the calibre and pedigree of the persons Apostle Paul was addressing at the Areopagus (very learned and educated philosophers), he drew deeply from his own reserve of knowledge. He brought out two quotations attributed to two Greek poets, Epimenides the Cretan and Aratus. Apostle Paul did not quote these men because they were prophets or because all their teaching was of God. He quoted them because these specific words reflected a Biblical truth, and by using them, he could build a bridge to his pagan audience.
God, our Creator, designed our lives to be lived IN HIM. At creation, the Bible says “the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living BEING” (Genesis 2:7, NIV). What gave BEING to humankind is the breath of God. That is why it is only in God that we have our being. Anybody who does not live IN GOD will be like a fish trying to live outside the river or sea. That fish will die. Jesus Christ compared our lives to the way a branch of a tree must stay connected to the tree. He said, “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. IF A MAN REMAINS IN ME AND I IN HIM, HE WILL BEAR MUCH FRUIT; APART FROM ME YOU CAN DO NOTHING” (John 15:4-5 NIV). If you do a cursory reading of the epistle to Ephesians, you come across the two words “IN HIM” dotted throughout the epistle (see Ephesians 1:4,7,11, 13, Ephesians 2:21,22, etc). You can find similar references in other Pauline epistles. Every spiritual blessing contained in the scriptures can only be received and enjoyed when we abide in Jesus Christ because IN HIM WE LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE OUR BEING.
FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:
The Bible says, “Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, CONTINUE TO LIVE IN HIM, ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM ....” (Colossians 2:6-7 NIV). The place where you begin IN HIM is accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord. Then you continue by staying in fellowship with him through prayer, Bible study, obedience and fellowship with other believers. Are you faithfully doing this? PRAYER:
Father, I thank you that it is in Jesus Christ that we live, move and have our being. Please help me to abide in you as a branch of the True Vine so that I can bear fruit that will remain. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen!
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.
SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!
The 365 DAILY BIBLE READING
DAILY word study: BEING The word 'being' in Acts 17:28 is translated from the Greek ousia, meaning existence or substance. It speaks of what gives life its essence and identity.
To say in Him we have our being means our very existence depends on God. We don’t just belong to Him—we draw our life from Him. Without God, life loses its purpose and meaning.
When Paul quoted the Greek poets, he was helping his listeners understand that every breath, every heartbeat, and every movement comes from God’s sustaining power. True life is not independence—it is continual dependence on the One who made us.
Reflect on this:
Are you living each day aware that your life flows from God, or have you been trying to exist apart from Him?
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