Passage: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+3.12-19

Scripture

“You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!”

Observation

Peter heals a crippled beggar in the Temple precinct. A crowd gathers as they see the man standing, walking and praising God.

Peter addresses the crowd, asking why they are surprised by this. It is not the goodness of the disciples, but the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob who healed him. The Jesus whom they rejected and killed, the author of life, is now risen from the dead.

The people killed Jesus in ignorance, but now God requires them to repent and turn to God so that their sins will be wiped away.

Application

We are all guilty of killing Jesus, the author of life. All have sinned and fallen short of God’s glory. We all need forgiveness and cleansing from our sins.

Because of Jesus’ death on the cross, every sin is taken care of. All is forgiven, if only we will accept it.

Jesus is the author of life, and so He is still alive. Death could not hold Him down. He shares His life with us so we know He will raise us to eternal life. This is the promise of Easter.

We can be sure that the resurrection is real because there were so many witnesses to the fact. They might have made it up, but so many of these witnesses died for what they believed. They were tortured and put to death, but not one of them ever confessed to a fake resurrection.

Jesus is alive, and because of Him, we will live for ever.

Prayer

Thank you Lord for the promise of Easter. You are the author of life and you have defeated death for ever. Hallelujah!