Not-So-Quiet-Time: Acts 22
At-Home Bible Guide for the Week of 3/1
Day 1: Verses 1-5
In this chapter, we see Paul starting to share his testimony with those who were wanting to kill him. By sharing his upbringing, education, and past, he was able to share the story of how God had worked to change his life. Think about how God has worked in your life to bring you to him. What is your testimony? And pray that God would open doors for you to share that testimony with others.
Day 2: Verses 6-11
This portion of Paul’s testimony includes his conversion experience. Notice how powerful the gospel is to save: God took a man on a mission of destruction and made him a disciple. Instead of fighting the Lord, Paul asked, “What shall I do, Lord?” (22:8). There is no one outside of God’s ability to save. There is no one who can run out of God’s reach or sin beyond his ability to save. Our hope is not in our inclination to seek or follow God, but in God’s mercy and grace to save us. Praise Him for the power of the gospel in your life.
Day 3: Verses 12-16
God’s plans never fail. Ananias told Paul that God had appointed Paul to know his will (22:14). In other words, God had scheduled an appointment to meet Paul on the road and to change his life. And the right response to God working in our lives is trust and obedience. That is why, in verse 16, Ananias tells Paul not to wait, but to act on his faith. When God works in our lives, it should spur us on to follow Him. What does it look like for you to actively obey God today? Ask God to help you not to wait, but to get to work in what He has called you to do.
Day 4: Verses 17-21
Paul’s past weighed heavily on him. And he was worried that his past sins had disqualified him from sharing the gospel effectively. But God used his past—filled with sin and evil—to show that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners, even the worst of sinners (1 Tim 1:15). This is essential for us to know as well. God does not love us because of our own loveliness, but because of Christ’s perfect work on the cross. And those He saves, He sends (22:21). He has a mission for all who follow Him. Thank God that He saves by his grace. And ask Him to give you the wisdom and strength to follow wherever He leads.
Day 5: Verses 22-30
In this situation, those who heard Paul’s testimony responded with anger rather than faith. They hated his story and his message. When we share about the ways in which God has worked in our lives, we do not control the way that others respond. We trust the Holy Spirit with that. But regardless of the response, we must continue to share because we know that we conquer the enemy “by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of [our] testimony” (Rev 12:11).
Catechism Connection: 29-31
In Paul’s testimony, we see God effectually applying Christ’s redemption to him while he was on his way to persecute the church (WSC 29). Today, God still saves by “convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he persuades and enables us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the Gospel” (WSC 31).
Monthly Memory: Romans 5:8
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Day 1: Verses 1-5
In this chapter, we see Paul starting to share his testimony with those who were wanting to kill him. By sharing his upbringing, education, and past, he was able to share the story of how God had worked to change his life. Think about how God has worked in your life to bring you to him. What is your testimony? And pray that God would open doors for you to share that testimony with others.
Day 2: Verses 6-11
This portion of Paul’s testimony includes his conversion experience. Notice how powerful the gospel is to save: God took a man on a mission of destruction and made him a disciple. Instead of fighting the Lord, Paul asked, “What shall I do, Lord?” (22:8). There is no one outside of God’s ability to save. There is no one who can run out of God’s reach or sin beyond his ability to save. Our hope is not in our inclination to seek or follow God, but in God’s mercy and grace to save us. Praise Him for the power of the gospel in your life.
Day 3: Verses 12-16
God’s plans never fail. Ananias told Paul that God had appointed Paul to know his will (22:14). In other words, God had scheduled an appointment to meet Paul on the road and to change his life. And the right response to God working in our lives is trust and obedience. That is why, in verse 16, Ananias tells Paul not to wait, but to act on his faith. When God works in our lives, it should spur us on to follow Him. What does it look like for you to actively obey God today? Ask God to help you not to wait, but to get to work in what He has called you to do.
Day 4: Verses 17-21
Paul’s past weighed heavily on him. And he was worried that his past sins had disqualified him from sharing the gospel effectively. But God used his past—filled with sin and evil—to show that Christ Jesus came to the world to save sinners, even the worst of sinners (1 Tim 1:15). This is essential for us to know as well. God does not love us because of our own loveliness, but because of Christ’s perfect work on the cross. And those He saves, He sends (22:21). He has a mission for all who follow Him. Thank God that He saves by his grace. And ask Him to give you the wisdom and strength to follow wherever He leads.
Day 5: Verses 22-30
In this situation, those who heard Paul’s testimony responded with anger rather than faith. They hated his story and his message. When we share about the ways in which God has worked in our lives, we do not control the way that others respond. We trust the Holy Spirit with that. But regardless of the response, we must continue to share because we know that we conquer the enemy “by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of [our] testimony” (Rev 12:11).
Catechism Connection: 29-31
In Paul’s testimony, we see God effectually applying Christ’s redemption to him while he was on his way to persecute the church (WSC 29). Today, God still saves by “convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he persuades and enables us to embrace Jesus Christ, freely offered to us in the Gospel” (WSC 31).
Monthly Memory: Romans 5:8
But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
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