Peter's
Words Pierced Their Hearts,
And
They Said To Him And To The Other Apostles,
“Brothers,
What Should We Do?”
Scripture
Acts
2
36 “So let
everyone in Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus,
whom you crucified, to be both Lord and Messiah!”
37 Peter’s
words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other
apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”
38 Peter
replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and
be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your
sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 This
promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away —all who
have been called by the Lord our God.”
40 Then
Peter continued preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his
listeners, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation!”
41 Those who
believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that
day—about 3,000 in all.
Observation
I
have seen pierced ears, pierced noses, pierced lips, and you may even
have other parts of your body pierced, but the most important place
to get a piercing ... is your heart!
When
Peter preached at Pentecost over 3,000 people had their hearts
pierced and they became followers of Jesus.
You
and I can't become followers of Jesus Christ unless our hearts have
been pierced by the Word of God.
Application
I
can remember when God pierced my heart and changed my life. I was
nineteen years old. It was the best thing that has ever happened to
me!
How
about you? Has there been a time in your life when the Word of God
pierced your heart? If so, when?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for giving me eternal life. Thank You for adopting
me as one of your children. I don't deserve to be chosen, but I am so
glad that I am. Thank You for piercing my hard heart with the truth
of Your Word. Jesus Christ, You are my Lord and my Savior. I am
redeemed and I am forgiven!
Daily
Bible Reading: Nehemiah 9,10; Acts 2
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