Daily Devotion

“In the ruins of Yinxu in Anyang, I not only saw the Yin-Shang civilization that had been dormant for three thousand years, but also the universal grace and arrangement that God has shown throughout the long history of mankind and different ethnic cultures.”

James Mellon Menzies · Oracle bone inscriptions from Yin Ruins

Scripture

Acts 14:16-17 “In the past, he gave each of the nations their own way; yet he has not failed to demonstrate his own worth by showing favor, by sending rain from heaven and by providing bountiful harvests, so that you may have enough to eat and be filled with joy.”

Reflection

Standing before the ruins of Yin Ruins, dating back three thousand years, Ming Yishi not only witnessed ancient civilization but also saw that God, even before the Gospel was heard, had already spread His grace and signs across the land of China. The Book of Acts reminds us that God has never left any nation. Universal grace falls like sweet rain, nourishing all things and the human heart. This compels us to abandon narrow-mindedness and arrogance, and amidst the vicissitudes of history and the order of nature, to learn to seek and cherish with reverence and humility the goodwill and yearning that God has already prepared deep within the human heart.