Acts 4:23-28
And after being set free they came to their own and they
carried back word – as much as to them the high priests and elders said. And the ones who heard with one mind took up
a sound to God and they said, “Lord, you are the one who made the heaven, the
earth, the sea, and all things in them. The
one who said of our Father through the Holy Spirit of a mouth of David your
child, “Why is it that nations raged and peoples gave vain painful attention?” The kings of the earth stood near and the
rulers were being gathered upon the same down from the Lord and down from his
Christ. For they were being gathered
upon truth in this city upon your Holy child Jesus – who you anointed. And Herod and Pontius Pilate with nations and
peoples of Israel to do as much as your hand and your counsel ordained
beforehand to become.
Thoughts for Today:
First Thought:
Peter and John have friends.
They have close friends. They
have friends that when they come together the first thing they want to do is
worship and pray to God. Now those are
some good friends.
When you come to church, or Sunday School, or Youth group,
or whatever – what is your first thought?
Do you come to worship God and give Him praise? Or do you come to socialize with friends and
talk about what is going on in your life?
Second Thought:
So let’s spend a little time today thinking about the psalm
that the worshiping people quote. Why do
the nations rage against God when God is clearly in control?
Let’s put this question to ourselves. Do we always see God in control? Do we ever rage against God? Is there ever a good time to rage against
God?
Third Thought:
The gathered worshippers speak about Jesus as the anointed
one. He is the one who accomplished the
task that God preordained. Jesus is the
one that did all the hard work.
Why is it important that once more in Acts we see the people
put the focus on Jesus?
Passage for Tomorrow: Acts 4:29-31
2 comments:
The friends whose lives are centered around God...idk how to word that...are the ones I cherish time with the most because I love praying and worshipping together. Its nice to be able to praise Jesus anywhere anytime with my closest friends.
Yeah. Isn't it neat to have it feel natural to be able to share those moments?
It's like being able to gather in prayer and not worry about "what am I goona say?" Or being able to get together and sing and not worry about "does it sound professional?"
That kind of stuff doesn't matter, because if it is for God then it is gonna be good - even if it's not perfect.
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