The promise.

Acts 2:37-40, Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.” And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.

This amazing admixture of faith coming by hearing and hearing by the word of God, and no one can come unless the Father calls them brings whosoever will respond! And if Christ is only our example, we are without hope, but he has fulfilled his promise that when he went to the Father he would send us another helper, the Holy Spirit. Who knows where his wind will propel us today as we ask him to fill our sails!

Breathe on us breath of God that we may be your witnesses for Jesus Christ to all the nations!

ESV Lectionary