AFTER PENTECOST - Peter Heals a Lame Man

IN THE NAME OF JESUS

Read Acts 3

        Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” Acts 3:6 NIV

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     After Pentecost the Apostles were granted the gift of healing that Jesus had promised before He went to the Father. When this man began to walk and praise God, the people were astonished because "they recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him."(3:10) 

     Peter said, “Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?” (3:12b)

    This was a moment when Peter and John could have taken credit, but instead Peter began to preach a courageous message: 

    He proclaimed to them, “you killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this…  By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see." (Acts 3:16 NIV)     

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    Lord, I pray that whatever ministry you accomplish through my life, that I will always give glory to You. Help me to be sensitive to the kind of message that will be received, speaking boldly or gently as the occasion requires. You have promised to give the wisdom we need. Thank You, Lord.