July 4
Acts 22:17-23:10
Do you ever feel like your past keeps you from serving God in the present? Do you ever feel like you have committed too many sins to be used by God? The life of Paul is a powerful reminder that your past never disqualifies you from living for Jesus in the present. In recounting how Jesus transformed his life, Paul does not whitewash any of his past. He told the crowd of how he had previously imprisoned, beaten, and approved of the murder of Christians prior to coming to faith in Christ. Rather than feeling like he was not good enough to share the gospel, he made it part of his story. He was open and honest about his past from which God had saved him. His past sin became a declaration of God's grace and the power of forgiveness. His sin was only used to highlight the greater power of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
Is there something similar in your background that you could use to highlight the nature of God's forgiveness? Is there a way you can share your story so people can see God's ability to forgive everyone of anything? The gospel is about God's grace and not our goodness, so let us use every opportunity to spotlight the grace and love of Jesus. Whether the sin was years ago or yesterday, we should always rest in and recount the grace and forgiveness of God.
Father God, thank you that I am saved by grace through faith. Help me to always remember, rest in, and share your grace and forgiveness with others. Amen.
How can you share stories of God's grace in your own life to better make him known?
Do you ever feel like your past keeps you from serving God in the present? Do you ever feel like you have committed too many sins to be used by God? The life of Paul is a powerful reminder that your past never disqualifies you from living for Jesus in the present. In recounting how Jesus transformed his life, Paul does not whitewash any of his past. He told the crowd of how he had previously imprisoned, beaten, and approved of the murder of Christians prior to coming to faith in Christ. Rather than feeling like he was not good enough to share the gospel, he made it part of his story. He was open and honest about his past from which God had saved him. His past sin became a declaration of God's grace and the power of forgiveness. His sin was only used to highlight the greater power of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
Is there something similar in your background that you could use to highlight the nature of God's forgiveness? Is there a way you can share your story so people can see God's ability to forgive everyone of anything? The gospel is about God's grace and not our goodness, so let us use every opportunity to spotlight the grace and love of Jesus. Whether the sin was years ago or yesterday, we should always rest in and recount the grace and forgiveness of God.
Father God, thank you that I am saved by grace through faith. Help me to always remember, rest in, and share your grace and forgiveness with others. Amen.
How can you share stories of God's grace in your own life to better make him known?
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