The people gathered to hear Peter on the day of Pentecost were "cut to the heart. "
Their hardness had been overcome by the eloquence of truth. Once where their spiritual arteries were clogged with false hood were now cleared away by the precision of the truth. The preaching of Peter empowered by the Holy Spirit changed their lives for ever. They received the word proclaimed and were set on a new path, a new direction, a new course in their life. Their hearts were set free.
Newness was granted and the old was discarded.
Their eagerness turned to a question, "what are we to do?"
The answer to the question was simply, "be a believer."
Believe and let your life be transformed. Thus 3000 were baptized and added that day.
They were added to the household of believers, to the household of God. They chose to turn from corruption in put their faith in Him who remained incorruptible.
What are we to do? This is the question we also ask in this season of Easter. Now that the tomb is empty and Jesus is risen, What must we do?
We must embrace the newness given to us in the Risen Lord. The old ways must go. There is something new that had not been before. Death is destroyed, life gains a foothold in eternity through the one who bears the marks of the crucified.
What must we do? We must believe and let that belief penetrate every aspect of our life, every ounce of our being, every movement we make. We must let our hearts be operated on by the precision of truth revealed in the empty tomb. We can never be the same. We too must turn from corruption and believe in Him who is incorruptible.
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