Week of 4/14-4/20: New God Indwells His Covenant People

Day Two: Acts 2:29-36 “Brothers, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David: He is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants on his throne. Seeing this in advance, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah: He was not left in Hades, and His flesh did not experience decay. “God has resurrected this Jesus. We are all witnesses of this. Therefore, since He has been exalted to the right hand of God and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, He has poured out what you both see and hear. For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says: The Lord declared to my Lord, ‘Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool.’ “Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!”

Read the beginning of the story, Acts 2:22-28, in your Bible.

THE SATURN V ROCKET was created to do one thing: put a man on the moon. It is the most powerful rocket to have ever been built. It burned just over 15,000 gallons of fuel per second. When launched, it generated enough energy to light the entire country of India. The ground shook almost 3 miles out from its launch site.

President John Kennedy gave NASA a mandate: get to the moon before 1970.There were astronauts, there was a mission, and the Saturn V rocket gave men the ability to complete the mission.

As a Christ follower, you also

have been given a mission. Far more important than reaching the moon, the mission we have been given is to make disciples (Matthew 28:19).

And just like the astronauts, you are incapable of completing the mission on your own. In Acts 2:22-36, we see Peter share the truth about Jesus to thousands of people. This is the same Peter that sank while walking on water and that denied Jesus three times.

Peter did not complete this mission on his own, but with the power of the Holy Spirit. On his own, Peter was incapable; with the Holy Spirit at work in him, Peter was unstoppable. The Holy Spirit’s power enabled Peter to do incredible things for God that he would never have been able to do on his own.

The same is true for young our own, we are weak and frail. When we trust the work of the Holy Spirit, we will be able to accomplish what God has called us to do.

PAUSE AND REFLECT

▷▷What would you be willing to change today if you knew God would use you in an incredible way for His glory?

▷▷Can you think of a time when you had to rely on the Holy Spirit to help you? What happened?

▷▷Is there a person in your life with whom you need to share Jesus? What keeps you from sharing?