At the meeting, after a long discussion, Peter stood and addressed them as follows: “Brothers, you all know that God chose me from among you some time ago to preach to the Gentiles so that they could hear the Good News and believe. God knows people’s hearts, and he confirmed that he accepts Gentiles by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us. He made no distinction between us and them, for he cleansed their hearts through faith. So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear? We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.”
I find Peter's words very encouraging tonight. I'm so glad that God didn't use a selective format, like American Idol, for us to receive His grace. Can you imagine if we had to perform our best before the Father, Son, & Holy Spirit? And that one performance would base our ranking in the line of people desiring Freedom? No thank you! I love that Christ's death and resurrection removed the reality tv way of thinking -- no more selection or talent or performance. Authentic. Real. Raw. Unworthy. Thank you God for giving the undeserved your Grace.
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