Acts 10:42-45 As believers we are hidden in the bosom of the Father in Jesus Christ.

 Acts 15:8–9

So God, who knows the heart, acknowledged them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as He did to us, and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 

Whoever, everyone, who believes in Jesus will receive pardon. The captives are set free in His name. Sin and death have lost their grip on humanity through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Praise and glory are God’s now and forever! We must act worthy of the grace given to us and through our actions show others the agape love of God for them. Carla

Acts 10:42-45

42 And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God to be Judge of the living and the dead. 43 To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.”

44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 45 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. NKJV

The good news of the gospel is not for a certain population. In every nation every kind of person is welcome into the kingdom of God. This is precisely what Christ had told the apostles (Matthew 28:19).

In order to receive remission of sins, one has to believe—nothing more, nothing less.

The Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard. The Jewish believers present were amazed because they saw that the Gentiles had received the same gift of speaking in tongues that they had received (chapter 2). 

The good news had reached the Jews, the Samaritans, and now the Gentiles. All were united by the same faith in the same Lord with the same gift of the Holy Spirit. The NKJV Study Bible

Jesus is the one to whom all will give account on the day of judgment.  Peter argues that his brief synopsis of Christ’s ministry and its implications are based on the Old Testament (Psalm 22:1–31; Isaiah 52:13–53:12; Zechariah 11:4–14). Faithlife Study Bible

Acts 2:38

Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 

John 5:22

For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son, 

Acts 17:31

because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from the dead.”

This week we are honoring the encouragement that when we are open. And listen. And Live into the moment, we receive the gifts of joy, wonder and delight. Sabbath Moments

May I walk this day

in the realm of grace,

walking with You

my feet firmly on your earth-path,

my heart loving all as kindred,

my words and deeds alive with justice.

May I walk as blessing,

meeting blessing at every turn

in every challenge, blessing,

in all opposition, blessing,

in harm’s way, blessing.

May I walk each step in this moment of grace,

alert to hear You

and awake enough to say

a simple Yes.

Robert Corin Morris

Knowing God's Word helps us know His restorative heart. Walls may crumble. The ground may quake. But a life built on the faithful foundation of Scripture (Jesus) will never fail. Today believers in Christ rejoice that God dwells with us always, making His permanent residence in our hearts (John 1:14) First5