Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; Moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope:
Peter stood up with the eleven to silence the mockers and show he was no drunkard. His sermon alone is recorded, but all the hundred and twenty likely preached too; three thousand were converted that day. Mark this: he who once denied Christ in fear now confesses Him with a courage that proves his full recovery and restoration to God's favor.
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Commenting on Acts 2:14-36
Sure trust in God does not merely quiet anxiety; it fills the heart with joy that cannot be contained but breaks forth into exultation. The rest spoken of here is not freedom from outward trouble, but the soul's security in believing that God cares for the whole man, body and soul alike.
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Christ rejoiced because He could look forward to His triumph, not because present sorrows would spare Him. This shows us the pattern: the prospect of future glory and God's nearness sustain us even when we lie down in corruption, just as it sustained Him.
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