Paul walks Athens, distressed by a city full of idols, and finds his opening on an altar inscribed: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. So you are ignorant of the very thing you worship, he tells the Areopagus, and this is what I am going to proclaim to you.

Meanwhile the Bereans set the gold standard for hearers, examining the Scriptures daily. Today: proclaim like Paul, verify like Berea.

Jehu's chapter shows prophecy keeping terrible appointments, Naboth's field repaid, Jezebel's window emptied, and Athens shows the gentler urgency of the same justice: God has set a day, and He commands all people everywhere to repent, with resurrection as the proof. History is not drifting; it is heading somewhere, and mercy is preaching ahead of the verdict.

Paul's method deserves imitation: he studied the culture's altars, honored its poets, and built a bridge from unknown to known without diluting the destination. And Berea deserves imitation from the pew: eager reception plus daily examination. Engage your Athens this week, curious, informed, unashamed, and keep checking everything, including this devotional, against the Scriptures.