After the midnight experience at Philippi, the team went to Thessalonica and spent at least three weeks teaching the Gospel from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ. With numbers being converted, both Jews and Greeks, opposition arose from Jewish traditionalists who incited a mob with false but popular claims to the point where it became necessary for Paul and Silas to move on to the next town.
There you go—the minister’s dream—those ‘examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.’ The Bereans not only listened to the evangelism but then checked to see if the Scriptures agreed with what they had heard. Faith comes by hearing and hearing through the Word of Christ. 2 Now, yes, at this early time it is unlikely any of what we refer to as the New Testament was written or distributed so the ‘Scriptures’ they were examining daily were the earlier records of the Word of God. Remember that the Old Testament is just as much the revelation of the LORD as the New Testament. The Bereans were able to confirm the teachings about salvation through Jesus from the Old Testament!
Your challenge today is to be examining the Scriptures, all of them, to see that all you are hearing is in agreement with what the LORD has said and not just the fine-sounding or popular message of someone else. Hear with eagerness but examine to confirm. Daily in the Word of God.