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Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :A Lame Man Healed Bible Verse:Acts 3:1-10 (ESV) "Now Peter and John went up together to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple; who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked for alms. And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.” So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. Then Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.” And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. So he, leaping up, stood and walked and entered the temple with them, walking, leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God. Then they knew that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful Gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. " Message:
Christ has gone. We expect that his power of working miracles, as signs that he was sent by God, would have gone with him. Yet here were have Peter healing a lame man, just as Christ would have done. The Gospels, especially John’s Gospel, show us that these miracles have a specific purpose. They are not cheap tricks, but rather, signs to those who see them that the healer has a special status, given by God.
Peter also tells the man to get up and walk “in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.” Remember, in John 11:43, Jesus simply used the words, “Lazarus, come out!” Thus, Peter is not pretending to heal by his own abilities, or even by dispensation from God the Father. His healing is a sign that, although Christ is gone, the Holy Spirit remains, just as Christ had promised. To ease the transition from Christ’s physical presence on earth, Peter can heal by Christ’s authority. He has not been left completely alone, as Jesus had promised he would not be.
I am the Good Shepherd, Kufstein Cemetery, Austria. 19th century.
“I am the Good Shepherd”
It is fundamental to our faith as Christians that Christ did not leave us alone. He is still with us; he dwells within us, when we are baptized, in the form of the Holy Spirit.
Today, we do not necessarily see the kind of dramatic healing that characterized the period after Christ’s ascension; I do not know why. Perhaps there was a transitional period, to cushion the shock of Christ’s departure to those who had depended on his physical presence. Christ did not want the church to die from the trauma of his departure. Perhaps the early church needed Christ-like signs from God to prove He was still with them. Perhaps our faith has become so lukewarm that we rarely enjoy the full power of the Holy Spirit.
In any case, like Christ’s miracles, Peter’s miracle is not a magic trick designed to lure in a few witnesses. It is, rather, a sign that Christ’s power has not departed with him. Fittingly, this power is displayed through the apostle whom Christ had named the rock upon which he would build his church.
Meditation : Prayer : Now to Him who has given me grace in accordance with His gospel, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery hidden for many ages past, but now revealed and made known by the command of the eternal God, so that all mankind might find the obedience that comes from faith; to the only God, the God of wisdom and truth, be glory forever through His only son, Jesus Christ.............Amen |
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