Unstoppable! 'Devotion and Awe for What Matters' — Acts 2:42-43

We have been wowed by the computer-generated imagery and special effects in movies. We glibly use the word "awesome" to describe fairly ordinary things we see. Sports coaches use hyperbole to talk about devotion and giving 110% effort. Even though Luke used the phrases "devoted themselves" and "a deep sense of awe," we can lose our sense of wonder for the history-changing events and community empowered by the Holy Spirit. Luke wrote those words to invite us into God's work of salvation in human history. This work is holy, unique, and epoch-shaping. The two terms Luke used for "awe" mean "a soul-level reverent awe" and refer to what God was doing through ordinary people (Acts 2:42-43, 3:10-12). Those people "devoted themselves" to four aspects of life together (Acts 2:42). Their devotion made them into amazing disciples who, against all the odds, forever changed the world as the Holy Spirit worked through them. Their devotion and awe were directed at the right things and to the right ONE. We will dig deeper into those four things for the next several days. Today, however, let's look at what stirs our devotion and bring us to a deep and reverent awe. Let's ask the Holy Spirit to guide us so our devotion and awe are focused on the right things and the right ONE!