7-29-24   THOUGHTS

Some awesome miracles occurred just after the death, burial and resurrection of our Lord! The sense is shown in Heb 2: 3-4     “how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at the first spoken through the Lord, it was confirmed to us by those who heard,  4  God also testifying with them, both by signs and wonders and by various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit according to His own will.”    God’s truth is passed with God’s power!   It’s hard to argue with a genuine miracle.  

Acts 3:1-10      Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer. 2  And a man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along,  whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple.  3  When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms.  4  But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, "Look at us!" 5  And he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.  6  But Peter said, "I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you:   In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene — walk!"  7  And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened. 8  With a leap he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. 9  And all the people saw him walking and praising God;  10  and they were taking note of him as being the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

My Prayer:
Father, we are beggars that You have made to walk in Christ Jesus.  You have given us life through the resurrection of Jesus.  In the likeness of the man in our story, may we be walking and leaping and praising You.  Give us zealous lives of appreciation for all You have done.  Teach us to focus and center our lives on The Christ. May we stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,   Increase our love in all ways.  
In the name of Jesus,    Amen.