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Saturday, March 29, 2008, Easter Week
Acts 4:13-21, Psalm 118, Mark 16:9-15
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AMAZING GRACE
"The questioners were amazed." —Acts 4:13
People who have met the risen Christ are amazing. "Observing the
self-assurance of Peter and John, and realizing that the speakers were
uneducated men of no standing, the questioners were amazed" (Acts 4:13).
Almost everyone must have been amazed that the risen Jesus "first appeared
to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons" (Mk 16:9). How
could Peter who denied Christ three times, stand before thousands of
people, preach fearlessly, and lead three thousand people to Christ at one
time? Amazing! How could the persecutor Saul change into the apostle Paul?
He must have met the risen Christ on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:3ff).
Amazing grace!
What about Barnabas selling his farm and donating the money from the sale
to the Church? (Acts 4:37) That's amazing, especially for people who think
tithing is a big commitment. When Stephen was stoned to death, we can't
help but be amazed that he forgave his enemies (Acts 7:60).
One of the most amazing things of all was that Gentiles, such as Cornelius
and his family, received the Holy Spirit and thus were obviously included
in God's kingdom (Acts 10:44). This was unthinkable to the Jews after
centuries of strict separation from Gentiles. The Lord even raised up a
church of Gentiles, the church of Antioch (Acts 11:20ff). Absolutely
amazing! The amazing people who have met the risen Christ prove how
utterly amazing is His resurrection from the dead.
Prayer: Risen Jesus, so transform my lifestyle that others are amazed at
me.
Promise: "Go into the whole world and proclaim the good news to all
creation." —Mk 16:15
Praise: Jake was once drug-addicted and homeless. Jesus set him free from
his addiction. Now Jake has found peace in a religious order.
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†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General Archdiocese of Cincinnati,
August 14, 2007
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