First of Many Steps

Acts 5: 29-32


But Peter and the apostles answered, “ We must obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had put to death by hanging Him on a cross. He is the one whom God exalted to His right hand as a Prince and a Savior, to grant repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are witnesses of these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”


These verses should tell us who our God really is. He’s not interested in man’s ability. If he was he would have used great and mighty men to share the gospel, but instead God used ordinary men like us to carry out His plan.

At times, Peter was very outspoken and had a bad temper. But that didn’t stop Jesus from making Peter the rock that He would build his church upon. If you were Peter, how would you feel if Jesus said that to you? You see, Jesus knew that Peter loved him. But Jesus was only interested in seeing how obedient Peter was going to be until the end. Remember, Peter didn’t get it right the first time. He denied Jesus three times when Jesus was arrested, but now Peter was ready to accept his purpose.

So the question for us is, are we ready to accept God’s plan and purpose for our life? Like Peter, we might not get it right the first or for some of us maybe several times, but eventually through growing and maturing in our faith, we will be ready to accept God’s purpose for our life. Peter had a huge mission to fulfill, but his mission is the same one that we have; to tell others about Jesus and how much he loves us. Today, make a point to thank God for sending his Son Jesus and paying the ultimate sacrifice for our sins.

Dear Jesus, thank you so much for your love and forgiveness. Thank you for allowing me to have a purpose in your great plan. I pray that today I will take the first of many steps to accomplishing your will for my life. In Jesus name, Amen!