Scripture to Read: Acts 2:37–41
God ends our week with incredibly encouraging news through Acts 2:37–41. God’s Word, according to Hebrews 4:12, is ”living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing,” God used His Word, through Peter, to penetrate the hearts of the people in Jerusalem. Then the people asked Peter and the other apostles this awesome question, “Brethren, what shall we do?” When God’s Word pierces the hearts and souls of mankind, they will always respond. Sometimes the response is anger and hatred, but often it’s a response of need and wanting answers to their need. God had Peter respond with the only solution that would meet their soul's need for life (Acts 2:38–39),...“Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” Peter’s response is the one we must be ready to give every time we have the opportunity to share the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ with those who have not yet surrendered to Him as Lord. We do not know what else God had Peter share, but we do know this from Acts 2:40, And with many other words he solemnly testified and kept on exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this perverse generation!” Peter kept preaching, and the people responded, and “there were added about three thousand souls” that day. To God be the glory!
Challenge & Application
What did God teach you today about the power of His Word and your call to share it?
How have you seen God transform your life through His Word and other people's lives as well?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!