“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, you will not let your holy one see decay. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.” Acts 2:26-28 (NIV)
Tomorrow is Resurrection Sunday and a time we remember the blessings God has given to us through and because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
After the resurrection of Jesus and after giving the disciples his command to spread the Good News, He returned to heaven. Then came the Day of Pentecost when the promise of the Holy Spirit was fulfilled. These words in today's verses are from the message delivered by Peter on the Day of Pentecost. Psalm 16 is quoted by Peter as he preached to the crowds about Jesus and His resurrection. The Psalm is an important prophecy about the resurrection of Jesus. Because David died and his body did decay, we can understand that David was not writing about himself but about the resurrection of Jesus who would die, would be buried but His body would not experience decay. These words are a promise made by God for us. Here we learn that we can know the right path because God, through the Holy Spirit makes it possible for us to follow that path. We also experience a filling of joy send from God because as believers we now live in the Spirit and presence of God.
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