So, You Want Proof! Acts 2:29-36

Proof’s in the prophecy (vs. 29-31). Peter is a common ordinary guy who like to fish, but he knew some scripture. He quotes the verses from the mouth of King David of old. The words were prophetic concerning the events that recently took place during the time Peter stood to talk. Proof that Jesus is the Christ is found in God’s word. The challenge is for us common ordinary people to study God’s word in order to show ourselves approved, able to receive and give its proof when called upon to stand.

Proof’s in the personal experience (vs. 32). “Look, we are all witnesses of this.” Peter says he saw firsthand Jesus resurrected. He personally experienced God working in and around him. Christ followers today can experience God working in and around them. Think of a time when God did something in your life. I call those times God moments, a place in history to mark or raise an Ebenezer (a stone of remembrance). You are a witness, a proof of Jesus’ Messiahship. You experienced that God moment firsthand, personally. The object is for Christ followers to keep experiencing God and telling others about it. Not as a canned, memorized presentation, but with personal experience.

Proof’s in the wonders (vs. 33). “What you both see and hear” are the wonders of God working. These people aren’t drunk. This is the promise of God, the Holy Spirit working in the lives of God’s people. It’s odd. It’s unexplainable. It’s God. God uses out of ordinary wonders as proof Jesus is the Christ. God desires to do odd things in our lives to cause others to question or even be amazed. “How could you handle that?” Christ followers tell their experiences with God, giving God credit for the wonders that take place in restored marriage or destroyed marriage. Whatever circumstances we find ourselves in we can find a God moment and share it with others. Our challenge is to allow God to show wonders in our life to bring him glory.

Proof’s in the ascension (vs. 34-36). Peter points out the as great as King David was, he’s still in the tomb. My paraphrase of David is “My God said to My Jesus, ‘sit here at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.’” God did that. He raised Jesus out of the tomb, out of death, and far above all. Peter gets nasty pointing his finger, “You killed him, but God made him Messiah and Lord!” The believers’ challenge is to live like Jesus is alive and at God’s right hand in power, ready and able to make a difference in our daily lives—proof in a meaningful and purposeful life.

So, you want proof? Find a Christ follower who can show it to you. Become a believer who is proof. Proof is available. Jesus is the Christ.

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