"Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, stand up and walk."
What powerful words! And true to our form, too. My guess is that none of us have the money to change the world. We can give pocket change to a beggar or maybe buy a hamburger. But Peter and John take it one step further. They offer him hope and healing.
I think we are called to do the same. We need to meet the needs of people, but the greatest need in everyone's life is the spiritual. Let us offer hope and healing to everyone we meet this week.
What stood out to you?
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That reminds me of a picture I have seen of a homeless man holding a sign that said, "Keep your coins. I want CHANGE."
ReplyDeleteIn verse 16 Peter says, "And by faith in his name, his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know; and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of all of you."
To go along with what you said Daniel, this story reminded me that by faith in Jesus Christ anything is possible, and by sharing our faith with others we will be giving someone so much more than our spare change.
I really liked verse 19 where it says "... that times of refreshing may come from the Lord." I thought this was an interesting way of saying that good things will happen if you follow God and repent of your sins. The language reminded me of the woman at the well in John 4. If we turn to God, we will be refreshed with living water. How awesome is that!
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