Day 2

Scripture to Read: Acts 3:13–16

Since our devotions are laid out to follow God’s Word systematically, we get to build upon each devotion from the day’s previous devotions. In Acts 3:13–16, God uses Peter to share with the amazed crowd Who performed the miracle that made the lame man whole and able to walk. God had Peter share this: “The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus, the one whom you delivered and disowned in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release Him. 14 But you disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 but put to death the Prince of life, the one whom God raised from the dead, a fact to which we are witnesses. 16 And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.” God used Peter to immediately point the people’s hearts back to Him. God even has Peter remind the people that they were the ones who “disowned” Christ and wanted a murderer to be released. God led Peter to describe our Lord as the “Holy and Righteous One” and the “Prince of life.” Finally, God used Peter to tell the crowd that the name of Jesus healed this lame man. We must proclaim Jesus, for only by His name are lives changed as they place their faith in Him.

Challenge & Application

· What did God lead Peter to do, and what can we learn from what God had Peter share with the crowd? · Why is it so important for us to share Jesus with people and not just invite them to attend a worship service about Him?

Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!

Devotionals from this week

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Day 1

Hopefully, it is still fresh on your mind how God showed us how He healed the lame man and how all the people were standing amazed at the miracle they had seen. We continue in Acts 3:11–12, as God uses Luke to describe how the healed man was clinging to Peter and John as people rushed in to see what had happened. God shows His handiwork in so...

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Day 2

Since our devotions are laid out to follow God’s Word systematically, we get to build upon each devotion from the day’s previous devotions. In Acts 3:13–16, God uses Peter to share with the amazed crowd Who performed the miracle that made the lame man whole and able to walk. God had Peter share this: “The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the ...

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Day 3

God loves to display His grace and mercy throughout His Word, and that is what we find today as God used Peter to share His Truth with the people who had gathered. God had Peter continue in Acts 3:17–18, “And now, brethren, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers did also. 18 But the things which God announced beforehand by th...

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Day 4

Yesterday, we started unpacking the words God had Peter share with the crowd that had gathered due to the miracle of the lame man being healed. Though the people learned they acted in ignorance, they knew they had sinned. God used Peter to give them the answer for how to be set free from their sin. God had Peter share in Acts 3:19–21, “Theref...

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Day 5

We know God’s Word is all about Him and how He offers everyone His love, grace, mercy, and forgiveness through Christ our Lord. God used Peter (in Acts 3:22–26) to share with the people how Moses and all of the prophets shared about the coming of Christ. God used Peter also to tell the people how He sent Christ to them first, the nation of Is...

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Day 6

God loves to use us, as His children, to grow His Kingdom for His glory. God used Peter and John as they shared with the crowd what God led Moses and the prophets to say and write (2 Peter 1:19–21) about Christ. But when Christ and His resurrection are proclaimed, the opposition will come. Jesus promised us in John 15:18–25, and in many other...

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Day 7

Yesterday, we saw how persecution comes to those who serve our Lord. We know persecution comes from the spiritual forces of wickedness, but it’s hard to see it that way when we can’t see into the spiritual realm. As we end today, we see in Acts 4:5–6 that Peter and John were brought before “their rulers and elders and scribes were gathered to...

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