The Resurrected Messiah

Sacred Gifts and Holy Gatherings
Four Weddings and a Funeral
A Wedding in Cana

Acts 2:22-28  The Message

^22-28 “Fellow Israelites, listen carefully to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man thoroughly accredited by God to you—the miracles and wonders and signs that God did through him are common knowledge—this Jesus, following the deliberate and well-thought-out plan of God, was betrayed by men who took the law into their own hands, and was handed over to you. And you pinned him to a cross and killed him. But God untied the death ropes and raised him up. Death was no match for him. David said it all:

I saw God before me for all time.
    Nothing can shake me; he’s right by my side.
I’m glad from the inside out, ecstatic;
    I’ve pitched my tent in the land of hope.
I know you’ll never dump me in Hades;
    I’ll never even smell the stench of death.
You’ve got my feet on the life-path, This proves what you are all bound to believe, that Christ Jesus is the true Messiah and Savior of the world; this he closes his sermon with,
    with your face shining sun-joy all around.

For Reflection 

In a tangle of wars, economic and social upheaval, perversions of the Law, and Roman occupation, tere were many before Christ who were called messiah.  However, condemned by men and approved by God, Jesus is proven to be the true Messiah and Savior of the World.  the Christ event is not only a cause for hope, but also, a cause for deep abiding belief in the promise of God.

Pray

prayers of thanksgiving for the living God, found in Jesus Christ.   Pray so that you remain in an intimate relationship with Christ.