SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022
TEXT: Acts
13:26-43
26. “Dear
brothers and sisters, children of Abraham, and friends of God, this message of
salvation has been precisely targeted to you.
27. The
citizens and rulers in Jerusalem didn’t recognize who he was and condemned him
to death.
28. They
couldn’t find a good reason, but demanded that Pilate execute him anyway.
29. They
did just what the prophets said they would do, but had no idea they were following
to the letter the script of the prophets, even though those same prophets are
read every Sabbath in their meeting places.
30. And
then God raised him from death.
31.
There is no disputing that – he appeared over and over gain many times and
places to those who had known him well in the Galilean years, and these same
people continue to give witness that he is alive.
32.
“And we’re here today bringing you good news: the Message that what God
promised the fathers
33. has
come true for the children – for us! He raised Jesus, exactly as described in
the second Psalm: My Son! My very own Son! Today I celebrate you!
34.
“When he raised him from the dead, he did it for good – no going back to that
rot and decay for him. That’s why Isaiah said, ‘I’ll give to all of you David’s
guaranteed blessings.’
35. So
also the psalmist’s prayer: ‘You’ll never let your Holy One see death’s rot and
decay.’
36.
“David, of course, having completed the work God set out for him, has been in
the grave, dust and ashes, a long time now.”
37. But
the One God raised up – no dust and ashes for him!
38. I
want you to know, my very dear friends, that it is on account of this
resurrected Jesus that the forgiveness of your sins can be promised.
39. He
accomplishes, in those who believe, everything that the Law of Moses could
never make good on. But everyone who believes in this raised-up Jesus is
declared good and right and whole before God.
40.
“Don’t take this lightly. You don’t want the prophet’s sermon to describe you:
41.
Watch out, cynics; Look hard – watch your world fall to pieces. I’m doing
something right before your eyes That you won’t believe, though it’s staring you
in the face.”
42.
When the service was over, Paul and Barnabas were invited back to preach again
the next Sabbath.
43. as the meeting broke up, a good many
Jews and converts to Judaism went along with Paul and Barnabas, who urged them
in long conversations to stick with what they’d started, this living in and by
God’s grace.
(The
Message Holy Bible)
TOPIC: MORE
TESTIMONIES ABOUT JESUS
In continuation of his
testimony about Jesus, Paul said that Jesus was the prophet earlier spoken
about whom the people killed because they did not believe in Him. He was,
however, raised from the dead because death could not hold Him captive.
Clearly, the Lord we serve
is sovereign and no power can prevail over Him. As a result of the personal
encounter with Jesus, Paul was able to make frank and bold declarations about
Him and through his testimonies, many Jews and others were converted.
You cannot claim to know
Jesus and be quiet; you need to use every opportunity at your disposal to
testify about Him.
QUESTION: Do
you testify about what the Lord has done and is still doing in your life?
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, may my testimony about You be the reason for someone else’s
salvation, Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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