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When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.

—Acts 3:26

• Peter was preaching to a crowd that gathered after he and John healed a crippled beggar. He reminded these Jewish listeners of God’s promise to bless all people on earth through his covenant with Abraham. Peter then stated that those who heard Jesus that day would be the first to be blessed by God through Jesus, who turned them from their sins to the Savior.

• Praise God, who is a blessing-giving God. He delights in bringing good to people.

• An old hymn encourages us to count our blessings. How long would your list be if you wrote out as many blessings as you could recall in the span of five minutes? We may be surprised by all the Lord has done!