An Unfathomable Love

by Pastor Kyle Wangelin

And Peter said to them, “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. -Acts 2:38

Our theme verse comes from Peter’s sermon at Pentecost, and Peter shared some rather strong words with them. He told them rather plainly that they killed Jesus. A harsh reality to confront, but words that they needed to hear. The text tells us that they were cut to the heart.

There are moments where we feel cut to the heart. Confronted in a very real way with the ramifications of our sin. Yet, even still, Jesus offers forgiveness. They respond to Peter, asking how they can fix this. Typically, when someone is wrongfully put to death, you might expect Peter to respond by saying something like, “this cannot be fixed.” But now the Son of God Himself has been put death! We’re not getting out of this, are we? Jesus can. Jesus can fix this. Repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins.

For the very people that crucified Him, and for the very people that sin day in and day out, Jesus offers the forgiveness of sins. Jesus died for the sake of the very people that put Him on the cross. An unfathomable love demonstrated by an all-powerful God for the sake of His people.

Prayer:
Lord Jesus, thank you for the unfathomable act of love that you have done for us by dying on the cross. We give you thanks that by your blood shed on the cross, all of our sins have been forgiven. May we always be blessed in faith to see how great your love is for us. In Your name we pray, Amen.