Acts 2:39-41 (NLT) This promise is to you, and to your children, and even to the
Gentiles—all who have been called by the Lord our God.” Then Peter continued
preaching for a long time, strongly urging all his listeners, “Save yourselves
from this crooked generation!”
Those who believed what
Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.
Though
the word Gentiles isn’t in the Greek the translators have interpreted those who are far off as meaning
Gentiles which seems fair. Peter talking to a crowd of Jews and converts to
Judaism is proclaiming a universal Gospel. He preaches for a long time –not out
of habit, not because he is full of himself but because the Holy Spirit is
powerfully present anointing his words and many come to faith. Is our
generation any less crooked than the one Peter addressed? We may need to urge
people to escape the cultural, social, personal and demonic strongholds that so
easily prevent them from responding to God. We can do this confident that God’s
rescuing power, far greater than any other power in the universe, is available
to us today.
Father, may we walk closely
with you today dependant on your Spirit in all we do.
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