February 19
(Acts 3:13-17 NIV) “You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. {14} You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. {15} You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead… {17} "Now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders.”
(Matthew 23:27-28 NIV) "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men's bones and everything unclean. {28} In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness."
(Isaiah 30:10-11 NIV) ““They say to the seers, "See no more visions!" and to the prophets, "Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions. {11} Leave this way, get off this path, and stop confronting us with the Holy One of Israel!””
Peter preached to the crowd gathered around the healed beggar, and he did something that modern preachers are told never to do -- he preached a “you” message. He pointed his prophetic finger at them and said, “You sinned and you need to change your ways.” Pastors are told not to preach that way today. People want “positive” messages. But Peter threw caution to the wind, and said: “You handed Jesus over to be killed. You disowned him. You asked for a murderer to be spared instead of Christ. You killed the author of life. You acted ignorantly.” WOW! That would empty a church sanctuary today. But what if it’s the truth? What if God wants you to know your sins and wants you to change? In a way, every message from the Holy Spirit is personal. You can’t receive personal salvation and then refuse to receive personal messages. God is speaking to you. Repent! -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day
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