Ordinary + Jesus = Extraordinary!

Exodus 21; Exodus 22; Psalm 12; Acts 4

Scripture

Acts 4:8-13

8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: "Rulers and elders of the people! 9 If we are being called to account today for an act of kindness shown to a cripple and are asked how he was healed, 10 then know this, you and all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
11 He is
" 'the stone you builders rejected,
which has become the capstone. 12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.

Observation

I would imagine that if you are reading this blog you would probably consider yourself pretty ordinary, me too. But when Jesus comes into your life and you become a Christ-Follower you move from being ordinary to extraordinary! When God Himself takes up residence in our hearts it is impossible to be just ordinary anymore. Oh, we probably still feel pretty ordinary, but we are not!


Application

Today, I want people to recognize (ordinary me) that I have been with Jesus!

Prayer

Heavenly Father, may my walk with you be evident to the people around me. I am astonished at what you are doing in the lives of so many people in our church. Thank you for taking the ordinary and making them extraordinary. You are so good.

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