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Devotional Reading - December 16, 2025

12/16/25

Good morning, Friends, 

Acts 4:12 - [12] And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.

BOLDNESS!

In the chapter before this, Peter heals a man who had been disabled his whole life. The crowd is amazed. Everyone’s staring at Peter and John like they’re the heroes. But Peter shuts all that down immediately. He tells them straight up: “This wasn’t us. This was God working through Jesus Christ.” Peter refuses the spotlight and points all the credit where it belongs.

That’s the same bold truth behind this verse, Jesus Christ alone saves. No exceptions. No substitutes. No backup plans. Peter is standing in front of religious leaders who believed they were right with God because of rules, traditions, and family history. And Peter doesn’t sugarcoat it. He tells them clearly: none of that saves you. Not religion. Not good behavior. Not being sincere. Not choosing another spiritual lane. Only Jesus saves.

BOLDNESS!

When Peter says there is “no other name,” he’s saying no other person has the authority or power to rescue us from God’s judgment. In the Bible, a name isn’t just a label, it stands for who someone really is, and the power they carry. Jesus lived the life we couldn’t live, died the death we deserved, and rose from the grave in victory. Nobody else has done that. Nobody else can.

Friends, let me be clear, salvation is God’s work from beginning to end. God planned it. Jesus paid for it on the cross. The Holy Spirit transforms the heart and empowers the work. That means salvation doesn’t depend on how good you are, how much you know, or how religious you look. It depends fully and completely on Christ.

Jesus isn’t one option on a spiritual menu. We must be saved because we are broken by sin and can’t fix ourselves. And God only gave one way, yup, I repeat, one way, and that is Jesus the Christ.

Today is the day to stop trusting yourself, stop trusting religion, and recognize the true Savior. Surrender to the One who saves, heals, changes hearts, and gives eternal life.

I challenge you 🫵🏾, be BOLD.

You know what time ⏰ it is!!! 

Maranatha (The Lord is coming)  
Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God Alone)

- Grace & Peace
Pastor Trent

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  1. AnonymousDecember 16, 2025 at 8:47 AM

    Be bold and surrender to Jesus the Christ! 🙏🏾

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  2. AnonymousDecember 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM

    Yes we need to be bold about Jesus. We are bold about when we talk about our kids and what they what they have accomplished. Not saying that we should not talk about our kids. But we need to put the same feeling in talking about Jesus.Because he is the one who saved us not we ourselves. I am very Thankful he chose me.

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    1. PT WillzDecember 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM

      I agree! That's a great point. We are definitely bold about what is close to our heart, so if HE is the affection and ruler of our hearts, so should we be even more bold for him. HalleluYah! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. AnonymousDecember 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM

    Amen

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