A Blessing Promised to All Peoples

Faith in Action

The Early Church Proclaims Faith in Christ

Faith in Jesus

Acts 3:22-26The Message

 19-23 “Now it’s time to change your ways! Turn to face God so he can wipe away your sins, pour out showers of blessing to refresh you, and send you the Messiah he prepared for you, namely, Jesus. For the time being he must remain out of sight in heaven until everything is restored to order again just the way God, through the preaching of his holy prophets of old, said it would be. Moses, for instance, said, ‘Your God will raise up for you a prophet just like me from your family. Listen to every word he speaks to you. Every last living soul who refuses to listen to that prophet will be wiped out from the people.’
24-26 “All the prophets from Samuel on down said the same thing, said most emphatically that these days would come. These prophets, along with the covenant God made with your ancestors, are your family tree. God’s covenant-word to Abraham provides the text: ‘By your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ But you are first in line: God, having raised up his Son, sent him to bless you as you turn, one by one, from your evil ways.”

For Reflection

Baptized by water and the blood of Christ we are reborn into salvation. Not new just in belief, but a changed person who is free to behave in the manner of Christ. In our word and action, we are prophets of hope. Our human legacy is to bless all whose paths intersect with ours.  As we live our extraordinary God-centered lives, we will, with God's help, change the world one person at a time.  This opportunity is God's gift to us.

Pray

Pray that you will live an extraordinary life guided by the Holy Spirit. Denounce your fear and pledge your life to the glory and honor of God.

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