Monday, November 20, 2017
Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
SALVATION IN NO ONE ELSE
For the next several weeks our "Mission Monday" devotions are going to take us through the Book of Acts as we consider one learning moment from each chapter. The Book of Acts serves as an excellent text as we prayerfully begin each week with our hearts and minds focused on the privilege each of us has been given to proclaim the Good News of God's saving word.
The Book of Acts is sometimes titled "The Acts of the Apostles" because it traces the comings and goings of several of the early followers of Jesus who were sent out with the message of sins forgiven, salvation, and an eternal home in Heaven through faith in Jesus Christ. But rather than put the focus on the Apostles themselves, it's better to think of this portion of God's word as "The Acts of the Holy Spirit." Like us, those early Apostles were simply the vessels through which God carried His saving word to the world. It was the Holy Spirit who gave them the words, the courage to go about this work.
It has been pointed out that the Book of Acts, in a way, is a record of how the promise and instruction of Jesus, recorded in Acts 1:8 was carried out: "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth" (ESV).
And so, Luke's Holy Spirit inspired record of these events is both instructional and encouraging to the child of God as we go about the work of evangelism.
Each week we will consider one takeaway lesson from one chapter of this book of the Bible as the Lord strengthens our faith through His word, works appreciation in our hearts for what He has done for us, and motivates us with His love to share the precious message of forgiveness, salvation, and eternal life through the life, death, and resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ!
"And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12 ESV).
