Ruthie's Inspirations

Acts 11-12 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.     And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.     And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.   Acts 12:21-23 The people praised Herod by calling him a god because of the oration he made to them. But, instead of giving God the glory, he kept it for himself thereby agreeing with the statement. There is only one God and He is the only one that deserves the glory and the praise. What about your life? Who gets the glory for any good that you are or do? You are not good in and of yourself, it is only God in you. Will you give God the glory for the good that He is and that He has done?

Acts 9-10 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.     Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:     But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.   Acts 10:28,34-35 So much of the world then and now is divided and fighting over racism. But God made it very clear in this passage that it doesn't matter where people have come from, if an individual trusts Christ and lives for Him, they are righteous. We are wrong if we treat any human being as less than us for whatever reason. Christ died for all men and salvation is made available to all. God is no respecter of persons. Are you? Do you have greater respect for some than others? How do you treat each person you come a...

Acts 7-8 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.     And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?     And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.   Acts 8:29-31 Because Philip was walking in the Spirit, he could hear God speaking to him and telling him where to go and he obeyed. God used him to lead an Ethiopian man to the Lord. What would've happened Philip had either not been walking with God or chose to ignore the Holy Spirit's leading? Would the Ethiopian eunuch have gotten saved? What about you? Are you walking with the Lord to where you can hear the Holy Spirit speaking to and guiding you? If you can hear Him, do you obey? What if someone is counting on your obedience to God to hear the gospel? Or to get their needs met? Will you be willing to le...

Acts 4-6 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.   Acts 4:13 Education seems to receive a great emphasis in the world in which we live. We do need schooling in order to be able to live in this society if we want a good job and to be able to read is important if we want to read and study God's word for ourselves. But where is your focus? Are you so focused on being smart or having a high IQ that you dedicate all your time to extra schooling when God should be your focus? If He leads you to pursue more schooling to be able to get the job that He wants you to then you need to follow God in that. But is your focus on God no matter what? Even if people are able to tell you don't have a high education, can they see that you've been with Jesus? It is more important that others see Jesus in you than a good education or high intelligen...

Acts 1-3 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.     For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry.     Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.   Acts 1:16-18 Unfortunately there are times when someone who we think is a good Christian, and even serves in ministry walks away from Christ. Some abandon the faith and some choose to take it so far as to take their own life. It can be discouraging when someone who seems so faithful and who seems to love the Lord ends up rejecting Christ and abandoning the faith because all along they were living a lie. But we as humans don't know people's hearts. Only God does so we don't always have a way of knowing the wheat from the tares as ...

Luke 24, John 20-21 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.     He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto hijm, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.     He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.   John 21:15-17 When Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him, each time Peter said yes. After that, God gave Peter something to do that would prove his love. It's not enough to say that you love the Lord or even others. If you truly love someone, you will act on that love. The Lord req...

Matthew 28, Mark 16 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdelene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.     And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.     And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre?     And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great.   Mark 16:1-4 As these women were on their way to anoint Jesus, they were concerned about who they would get to roll away the stone of the tomb. To their surprise, they found the stone rolled away already. So many times when you are doing what God has asked you to do, there are things that you may become concerned about, problems that you’re worried there won't be a solution to when you get to them. And yet, every time you get to that point, Jes...