Episode 5: Acts 3

God is in the business of releasing people! Just as in this passage, He released the man who had been lame since birth.

It’s good to ask ourselves whether we’re trapped or crippled in some way. Do we expect anything different? Could we expect God to do a miracle and release us in some way?

Later in the passage, after this amazing miracle, Peter goes into overdrive and tells the crowd exactly what they’re culpable for before God. They must have felt very uncomfortable and angry! It certainly wouldn’t have won Peter any popularity contest. He must have felt prompted by God to say what he did, and his focus was obedience to His father, rather than popularity. Bringing their attention to their guilt gave Peter the opportunity to show God’s way out too. We can plead ignorance or lack of intention in our actions, but we can still hurt others. God’s answer? Repent then! And turn to God so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord…

Repentance is good news!

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