Passage of the Day - November 12, 2010

Acts 6:7

 ⁷The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

Once allowed to flourish, the disciples became fruitful.  A small thing like food distribution, improperly handled, could have prevented the disciples from flourishing.  Doing our jobs well helps others to do theirs as well.  We must always be mindful of the effect our actions have on others.

Also, the verse finishes with “priests were becoming obedient to the faith”.  There are those that have heard of the Truth.  There are those who believe that the Truth is true.  However, merely believing the Truth is true is not enough; we must obey the Truth.  Being called a Christian (a person of the faith) is of no help.  Identifying yourself as a person of the faith is not enough.  Obeying the faith by which you identify yourself with is what saves us.  “The Faith” that we believe but do not obey is not a saving faith.  “The Faith” that we believe and do obey is a saving faith.  Faith infers obedience and submission.