Acts 16:30-33 New International Version (NIV)
30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must
I do to be saved?”
31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and
you will be saved—you and your household.” 32 Then they spoke the
word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house. 33 At
that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then
immediately he and all his household were baptized.
Faith in Jesus is the absolutely crucial response to God's
grace and is such a life-transforming blessing. For the jailer, faith meant
hearing the gospel of Jesus as Lord and responding by believing that message,
being baptized immediately, demonstrating a life change, and sharing in
fellowship with other believers (cf. Acts 2:42-47). Imagine going from
being the jailer over men to washing their wounds in your own home! Think about
being responsible for the painful incarceration of men, then have these men
baptize you and your family that same night! Imagine locking in chains men who
would later sit at your table sharing a meal! Isn't God incredible! Isn't his
grace indescribable! No wonder we rejoice when those who are lost truly
believe! Life is forever different.
Thought for today:
Do I freely forgive and make offering amends a practice in my life?
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