Today's Bible reading is the 17th chapter of the Book of Acts. You can read it here at Bible Gateway: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+17&version=NASB

In the previous chapter the Apostle Paul had been given a vision of a man from Macedonian standing and saying to him, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." Paul and those traveling with him had heeded the call and God using them for His work in Macedonia. They had preached the gospel in Philippi and in today's chapter we find them coming to Thessalonica and proclaiming in the synagogues that Jesus was the Christ. God opened the heart of some to believe and persecution from the Jews soon followed. Paul and Silas were then sent away at night to the city of Berea. In Berea, they again go into the synagogue of the Jews, as Paul's "custom" had come to be. But in Berea we are told of a difference that was seen in the people there that is worth noting. Those in Berea were described as being more "noble-minded" than those in Thessalonica. What made the difference we are told is that the Bereans "received the word with great eagerness" and that they were "examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so." What a great lesson to learn from the Bereans. Oh, for God's people to eagerly receive the word of God. Not just to hear it, speak it, or sing about it, but to receive it and to do so with eagerness. And oh, the need for spiritual discernment that is founded in and upon the word of God. The daily, Spirit lead examination of "the Scriptures" by God's people would do much good for each of us, our families, our churches, the Church and the communities in which we live. Lord, help us to be Berean like.