“You Will Receive The Gift
Of The Holy Spirit”
Then Peter stood
up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and
all of you who live in
“‘In the last days, God says, I
will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my
servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they
will prophesy. I will show wonders in the heavens above and signs on the earth
below, blood and fire and billows of smoke. The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and glorious day of the
Lord. And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
Acts 2:14-21
When the people heard this, they
were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what
shall we do?”
Peter replied, “Repent and be
baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of
your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for
you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God
will call.”
With many other words he warned
them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from
this corrupt generation.” Those who accepted his message were baptized, and
about three thousand were added to their number that day.
Acts 2:37-41
There are times in our lives when
we need a comeback. We need to correct wrong directions or compensate for wrong
decisions. In those times, we have an example in Peter. He had failure written
all over him. First, he nearly drowned when his faith faltered. Then he said
things that were so wrong that Jesus called him “Satan.” And when Jesus needed
Peter the most, he denied that he even knew Him.
But that’s not the end of the
story. In the power of the Spirit, Peter made a comeback. On the Day of
Pentecost, he preached and 3,000 people came to faith in Christ. Peter returned
to effectiveness because his faith was renewed, he guarded what he said, and he
stood up for Jesus. If you are struggling, remember Peter came back, and so can
you.
To become whole, yield to the Holy Spirit.
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