That Day!

Apr 30, 2025
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Rev. Enoch Thompson | April 30 2025 | Acts 8:1

KEY VERSE:

“On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.” Acts 8:1 (NIV)

MESSAGE:

The day on which Stephen was killed marked the beginning of the persecution which scattered the followers of the Lord Jesus Christ from Jerusalem throughout Judea and Samaria. It was “that day.”

That day was as ordinary as any other day; the day might have started and moved along as usual. Stephen must have felt he grace and power of God upon his life as in earlier days, and wondrous works of God’s intervention would have worked miracles among the people at his hands. Stephen would have engaged the Jewish people who sought to understand or had on other days engaged him in debating the Messiahship of the man Jesus of Nazareth. That day, the exchange of opinions with the Jewish people would result in the death of the first martyr and the scattering of the church in Jerusalem.

We are never certain what each day holds for us. In the schemes of our loving heavenly Father, every day may hold new dimensions of reality which can mark the beginning of a new direction. We are looking forward to the soon return of the Lord Jesus Christ, and any day could be that day.

FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:

The uncertainties of what each day will bring should make us live a life committed into the hands of the One who knows all things and has all power, with our best interest at heart. Are you prepared to yield your destiny into the hands of God?

Do you value each day and see it as a possible turning point in your story? Begin to count the days and to trust God for His gracious hands upon your life..

PRAYER:

Dear God in Heaven, I know I am limited in what awaits me at every twist and turn. I come to you, yielding totally, and believing you to order my steps. Have your way, and let your will be done. In Jesus’ dear Name I pray, Amen.

THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.

SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!

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DAILY word study: THAT DAY

In Act 8:1, the Greek phrase En ekeinē tē hēmera (ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ) is translated as “on that day”

The phrase marks a specific moment, historically real and spiritually charged.

In the Bible, “that day” often signifies a transition, judgment, or divine intervention. In Acts 8:1, it marks the beginning of widespread persecution—and God’s way of scattering the seed of the Gospel.

Reflection:

God does not waste any day. What feels disruptive may be the beginning of something new in His redemptive plan.