Whom are you a witness for today? - Acts 2

Those who followed Jesus when He physically walked in this world witnessed incredible things.  They saw Jesus crucified, they witnessed Him resurrected and communed with Him for 40 days thereafter.  They saw Him ascend into the glory of God.  When the Holy Spirit came upon them they immediately became witnesses to the world..  They preached the gospel and their message didn’t change.  Here are four small examples in the first four chapters of the book of Acts of their preaching once they had received the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2

³⁶ “Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ.”  ³⁷ Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?”  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.

Acts 3

¹³ The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go. ¹⁴ But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, ¹⁵ and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. ...  ¹⁹ Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord

Acts 4

⁹ If we this day are judged for a good deed done to a helpless man, by what means he has been made well, ¹⁰ let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole. ¹¹ This is the ‘stone which was rejected by you builders, which has become the chief cornerstone.’ ¹² Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.

Acts 5

²⁹ But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men. ³⁰ The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by hanging on a tree. ³¹ Him God has exalted to His right hand to be Prince and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. ³² And we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

Where are the Christians who will witness of Jesus today?  Why do so many Christians seemingly want to change the Message?  For those whom the Holy Spirit rests, there is only one message and they must share it!  They are witnesses and share testimonies regarding the greatness and glory of Jesus the Son of the one true living God.

Whom are you a witness for today?