November 14, 2018

November 14, 2018

Judy Hollaway

August 8

Running with Jesus  

Acts 2:36-38;41 "Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made the same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost."Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls".

       Here we have the regenerated Peter standing with boldness and authority when just a few days before had stood in the background and denied even knowing Jesus! On this day filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit gave one of the greatest messages and three thousand souls were added to the church! 

      Apart from Christ and the filling of God's Spirit we can do nothing! They heard the message about Christ and were pricked in their hearts and ask what can we do about all of this, the one they had crucified was the son of God whom David prophesied about? Peter's response was repent, turn to God, and receive the Spirit of promise and you will be forgiven.

       Never before in this world we live in do we need to hear this message of sin and salvation! With people killing innocent babies and watching them die and rip their bodies apart my heart is so sad. So much innocent blood shed just like this crowd a few days ago hollering crucify Him, an innocent man.  Oh we must stand with boldness and cry out just like Peter. We must church more than ever seek to be filled and controlled by the Spirit of God. We must wake up judgment is coming! Mike shared about Noah last night building the ark and preached for a hundred years the flood was coming, we too must arise to the call and share the message of salvation to repent before it is too late. They were given a time, 120 years. We are not given the time, day, or year but we are given the message. The message is a hard one and many will not believe but God closed the door on Noah and he and his family were saved. One day the door will close for this generation too! Today is the day of salvation so cry out repent!

Father, as we come before Your presence today we come asking for boldness and power to stand before all whom we come into contact with to share the gospel. Give us the words to speak and we ask that hearts will be pricked as we speak. Father awaken our nation, stir it and whatever it takes to bring us back to You do it Lord Jesus. I know for us who fear You it is hard to pray this prayer but lest we repent we will be judge. We cry out for Your mercy and grace to endure what it takes for souls to repent. Prick hearts today! 

Tomorrow: What are we to do?