2 Samuel 9 & 10, Acts 3, Psalm 89: 38-45
Acts 3: 19-21 (ESV)
“Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be
blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, whom heaven must
receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by
the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.”
In verses 19 through 21 from Acts 3, Peter preached to the crowd
gathered around him and John to repent and follow the teachings of the
resurrected Jesus Christ. If people repented, they would receive two (2) blessings.
The first blessing would be that their sins would be erased because Christ gave
his life to blot out all of our sins. The second blessing would be that when
they felt the presence of Christ in their lives, they would be refreshed by the
power of the Holy Spirit that came after Christ was resurrected. Believers in
Christ would also be part of the restoration of their communities as part of
God’s plan.
I love how in these verses from Acts 3 of how Peter spoke
about the blessings that are available to the people who had demanded that Jesus
Christ be crucified. Peter’s sermon tells us if one comes to faith in Jesus
Christ, all sins including the sins of condemning Jesus Christ to die, can be
forgiven. Christ welcomes all people, no matter how terrible their sins are, to
the blessings of the forgiveness of all sins and the refreshment and
restoration that come from being in the presence of Christ through the Holy
Spirit.
If you enjoyed reading my thoughts about these Bible verses,
find a good, Bible-based church where you can experience the forgives of all of
your sins and the refreshment and restoration that come from being in the
presence of Jesus Christ through the Holy Spirit.
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