Ch.12 began with the execution of James, brother of John, and the imprisonment of Peter. But it ended with the death of Herod and this statement. Persecution did not stop the gospel. It served to spread it further. Tertullian said, “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.”
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“But the word of God continued to increase and spread” (Acts 12:24)
Scripture for today:
1 Kings 19:1-21; Acts 12:1-23; Psalm 136:1-26; Proverbs 17:14-15