Verse of the Day
for Friday November 15th, 2013
"Sirs, what must I do to be
saved?" They replied, "Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved —
you and your household." Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him
and to all the others in his house. At that hour of the night the jailer
took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his
family were baptized.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Faith
in Jesus is the absolutely crucial response to God's grace and is such a
life-transforming blessing. For the jailer, faith meant hearing the
gospel of Jesus as Lord and responding by believing that message, being
baptized immediately, demonstrating a life change, and sharing in
fellowship with other believers (cf. Acts 2:42-47).
Imagine going from being the jailer over men to washing their wounds in
your own home! Think about being responsible for the painful
incarceration of men, then have these men baptize you and your family
that same night! Imagine locking in chains men who would later sit at
your table sharing a meal! Isn't God incredible! Isn't his grace
indescribable! No wonder we rejoice when those who are lost truly
believe! Life is forever different.
