On Track Devotional: UNITY

December 2, 2011

"UNITY"
In today's On Track Devotional (OTD) I read Acts chapter 2. It starts off talking about all the people that had come together for Pentecost. All of these people spoke different languages, yet amazingly they all understand their native languages. Some thought the people were drunk, but it was clearly the power of the Holy Spirit. Peter points out that it is the power of the Holy Spirit. He quotes the prophet Joel: "In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people..."
Later on in the chapter it talks about repenting and being baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And as a result, you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The crazy awesome part of the chapter is that those who accepted Peter's message were baptized. There were around three thousand in total. Praise the Lord!

The chapter closes off discussing the unity of believers. "All the believers were together and had everything in common." I thought that was really cool. As believers, we have everything in common. We are trying to live lives that are pleasing to God and in a way that brings Him honor. That's all that matters. These believers would meet together every day in the temple courts and eat together, praising God and enjoying the favor of all people. The chapter ended with "And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved."

I really enjoy the last part of the chapter when it talks about unity and how the Lord saves more and more people as a result. I think it's really important that we as believers are united together. Often times, we get caught up in our differences or personal lives that we forget about what it's all about. The fact is, it's not about us. It's about God, our Lord and Savior. My prayer today is that the church body would focus our attention on Christ and pleasing Him, rather than the things that we should or shouldn't do, can or cannot do.

That is all. Short. Sweet. To the point. Enjoy your Friday everyone!