Saturday, October 3, 2026
“We will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” And what they said pleased the whole gathering. (Acts 6:4–5)
While the Spirit-filled events of Pentecost and the resulting ministry were extraordinary, the apostles and their followers did not begin saying afterward, Well, now the Spirit of God teaches me; therefore, I don’t need to listen to anybody else. Instead, when filled with the Holy Spirit, they were all ears for the authoritative preaching and teaching of God’s word. This teaches us an important lesson: the Spirit of God always leads the people of God to devote themselves to the word of God.
This is why the book of Acts is full of the centrality of preaching. The apostles recognized that God’s supreme instrument for renewing His people in the image of His Son was and is through His word, as His Spirit works through it. Here in Acts 6 we see an example of the priority and protection the apostles gave to those called and equipped to teach. …
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Excerpt from “Devoted to the Word of God” (Truth For Life, Alistair Begg). © Truth For Life. All rights reserved by the copyright holder; shown here as a brief excerpt with a link to the original.