Week 3 | Devotional | Dan

Acts 3

There was a man who was lame from birth, begging for money at the temple gate everyday. Peter and John see him as they’re walking up to the temple, and Peter tells him to get up and walk.

-This man had this condition all his life, just like I’ve had the same sins and issues all my life. I got accustomed to it, I accepted it, and it became a fact of life. This man didn’t know what it was like to be able to walk. He had a set routine and lifestyle, and he knew his place in that culture. This is like me living out a story of oppression.

-“Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.” God wants to give me things that are not just better than what I ask for, but simply beyond my imagination. He’s a good father, and His thoughts and ways are higher than mine.

-The man obeyed Peter’s command to walk. I think this detail can be easily overlooked, but I think it took him a lot of courage and faith to get up out of his seat. He actually had to take action. He was leaving behind the only thing that he knew how to do all his life. And he trusted that Jesus’s power and authority could really heal him and transform him. He was willing to take that chance. Could I do the same? Do I really believe that I can be healed, too?

-After he got up, he praised God. This part really touched me. I’ve forgotten about so many things that God has done for me. As the man praised God, people recognized him as the guy that used to beg for money, and they were filled with awe.