For us who are Christians, what would it look like if we had a passion for the gospel; if our main priority in life, wasn’t work or family, but the gospel?  How different would our families, churches, and city be?

In Acts 2, we read about Peter and his passion for the gospel.  Before, the ascension of Jesus, you may remember Peter being a very passionate disciple of Jesus, very much wanting to be like his Rabbi, very much wanting to do what Jesus did, but you may also remember the Peter, that was more worried himself, the one who denied his Rabbi at the most crucial moment in history, the one who refused to acknowledge even knowing Jesus.

However, in Acts 2, we see that Peter got it!

Peter finally realized that his personal gain, that his work, that his family, was less important then proclaiming the Good News of Jesus.  Peter’s passion for the gospel and for Jesus is undeniable.  Peter’s priority was no longer himself, but the gospel of Jesus.

In Acts 2 we see that because Peter made the gospel priority ‘about three thousand’ became believers and were baptized.  Three thousand of Peter’s peers came to know Jesus personally, because Peter made the gospel matter the most.

What if Peter refused to speak the gospel?  What if Peter refused to get out of his comfort zone?  What if Peter decided that it was easier to deny Christ, then to share Christ?

I think, many of us, have sadly denied the gospel from our peers, because we have made something other then the gospel matter the most.  Instead of worshipping Jesus as Lord and Christ, we have given our worship to something other then Jesus.  So much of the time we unknowingly refuse to make the gospel priority, because we are unwilling to get out of our comfort zones.  We miss divine opportunities to be gospel influencers, when we neglect to make the gospel everyday priority.

What would Guelph look like, if we as Christians made the gospel priority, like Peter did?  What would our workplaces and our families look like?  For us to see the gospel move forward, and for us to be like Peter in Acts 2, we must realign our passions and our priorities, being conscious to make the gospel matter the most in all areas of our lives.

May we as followers of Jesus, as Christians, become like Peter.  May we become so passionate and so in love with Jesus that it overflows into all that we do.  May we see people’s lives, our workplaces and our families transformed through the grace of Jesus.  And may you and I, make the Good News of Jesus our number one priority.

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