VERSE:
“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” They replied, “Believe in
the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.” Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed
their wounds; then immediately he and all his family were baptized.
-- Acts 16:30-32
THOUGHT:
Faith in Jesus is the absolutely crucial response to God's grace
and is such a life-transforming blessing. For the jailer, faith
meant hearing the gospel of Jesus as Lord and responding by
believing that message, being baptized immediately, demonstrating a
life change, and sharing in fellowship with other believers (cf.
Acts 2:42-47). Imagine going from being the jailer over men to
washing their wounds in your own home! Think about being
responsible for the painful incarceration of men, then having these
men baptize you and your family that same night! Imagine locking in
chains men who would later sit at your table sharing a meal! Isn't
God incredible! Isn't his grace indescribable! No wonder we rejoice
when those who are lost truly believe! Life is forever different.
PRAYER:
Father, thank you for the surprises you have brought to me by
your grace. Please bless me as I try to share your grace by
presenting the Gospel of Jesus this week to those I love. In the
name of the Lord Jesus I pray. Amen.
Thanks to Heartlight.org
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