Transformed

"Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, Whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah"- Acts 2:36 (NIV).

Peter was addressing thousands in Jerusalem proclaiming the resurrection of the Messiah (v. 31). Is this the same man who hid in the shadows during the arrest of Jesus and vehemently denied being acquainted with Whom he believed to be the Christ (Mark 8:29)? Peter moved from hiding behind locked doors, in fear, to publicly and defiantly spreading the Word of God. The day of Pentecost changed Peter and the other disciples irrevocably when the Holy Spirit poured into them (Acts 2:4). The same power of transformation took place for Saul on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-18). Saul, with letters of permission to track down and place followers of Jesus in chains, met the Lord and three days later, now called Paul, was proclaiming Jesus in the synagogues as the Son of God (v.20). The power of the Holy Spirit transforms unequivocally, that you may be Christ's witnesses (Acts. 1:8). There can be no doubt, no misunderstanding, of His presence.