Cut and Comforted – April 23, 2026

About this episode

This episode discusses the powerful message of repentance and forgiveness as preached by Peter on the Day of Pentecost.

https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/daily-devotions/20260423dev.mp3 Listen to Devotion When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” Peter replied, “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. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.” Acts 2:37-39 Cut and Comforted When the apostle Peter preached to the crowd in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost, he did not soften his message. “You crucified him,” Peter said. The very Savior that God had promised, the one sent to rescue them, they had rejected. And the people felt it. Luke says they were “cut to the heart.” That’s what God’s Word does. It doesn’t flatter us. It doesn’t tell us we’re basically fine. It tells us the truth. Our sin isn’t small. It isn’t someone else’s problem. Left alone, it separates us from God. When that truth sinks in, the question arises: “What shall we do?&#8221…

Topics covered

• repentance
• forgiveness
• Holy Spirit
• sin
• Christian message

Keywords

• repentance
• forgiveness
• Holy Spirit
• Acts 2
• Peter
• Christianity
• sin

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Acts

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