Please read the
following all the way through- Remember
we're picking up from our discussion on healing from yesterday.
Act 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the
temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
Act 3:2 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 of them that entered into the temple;
Act 3:3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into
the temple asked an alms.
Act 3:4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with
John, said, Look on us.
Act 3:5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to
receive something of them.
Act 3:6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none;
but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up
and walk.
Act 3:7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted
him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
Act 3:8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and
entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
Act 3:9 And all the people saw him walking and
praising God:
Act 3:10 And they knew that it was he which sat for
alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and
amazement at that which had happened unto him.
Act 3:11 And as the lame man which was healed held
Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is
called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
Act 3:12 And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the
people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on
us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
Act 3:13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of
Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered
up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him
go.
Act 3:14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and
desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
Act 3:15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath
raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
Act 3:16 And his name through faith in his name hath
made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath
given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Act 3:17 And now, brethren, I wot that through
ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
Act 3:18 But those things, which God before had shewed
by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so
fulfilled.
Act 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that
your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the
presence of the Lord;
Act 3:20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before
was preached unto you:
Act 3:21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times
of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his
holy prophets since the world began.
Act 3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A
prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto
me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
Act 3:23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul,
which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
Act 3:24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and
those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of
these days.
Act 3:25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of
the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy
seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Act 3:26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son
Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his
iniquities.
Act 4:1 And as they spake unto the people, the
priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
Act 4:2 Being grieved that they taught the people,
and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Act 4:3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in
hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
Act 4:4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word
believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.
Act 4:5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their
rulers, and elders, and scribes,
Act 4:6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and
John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest,
were gathered together at Jerusalem.
Act 4:7 And when they had set them in the midst, they
asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this?
Act 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said
unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Act 4:9 If we this day be examined of the good deed
done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole;
Act 4:10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the
people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye
crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here
before you whole.
Act 4:11 This is the stone which was set at nought of
you builders, which is become the head of the corner.
Act 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for
there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be
saved.
Act 4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and
John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled;
and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.
Act 4:14 And beholding the man which was healed
standing with them, they could say nothing against it.
Act 4:15 But when they had commanded them to go aside
out of the council, they conferred among themselves,
Act 4:16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for
that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them
that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.
Act 4:17 But that it spread no further among the
people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in
this name.
Act 4:18 And they called them, and commanded them not
to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
Act 4:19 But Peter and John answered and said unto
them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than
unto God, judge ye.
Act 4:20 For we cannot but speak the things which we
have seen and heard.
Act 4:21 So when they had further threatened them,
they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the
people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
Act 4:22 For the man was above forty years old, on
whom this miracle of healing was shewed.
Act 4:23 And being let go, they went to their own
company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.
*******
Lame from his
mother's womb.
The man was above
forty years old.
Immediately his feet
and ankle bones received strength.
He leaping up stood,
and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and
praising God.
This man had NEVER
walked, not a single step had he ever taken! He was BORN unable to walk. The
bones in his feet and ankles were not normal, they could NOT support him, not
ever!
For over forty years
not one step.
Because of his
affliction the man was a beggar, living off the generosity of others. We've all
seen beggars, haven't we? We've seen those down on their luck seeking a bit of
charity, they stand on corners sometimes. They walk beside your car- sign in
view, hand held out. This man was a handicapped beggar and when he saw two men
walking by he asked them to help him out, he wanted monies, because surely
there was nothing else anyone could offer him, right? What could two men
walking by give him besides money, or something of substance for him to trade
with? Nothing. They would either help
him with a handout of some sort or tell him they had nothing to give. He had
nothing to lose by asking them for help and something to gain if they were
receptive. This man, lame since birth, had absolutely NO expectation of what
was to come.
Peter and John had
nothing to give to this man, nothing physical, nothing to hand to him. What
they did have was FAITH in their SAVIOR.
Act 3:6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none;
but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up
and walk.
Act 3:7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted
him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
What did Peter have?
THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH! He
had the name of His Savior!
Guess what? WE HAVE
THE SAME NAME! WE DO! If we are Christ's we have His Name, we are HIS!
Don't make the
mistake that some make though… this mistake…
Act 19:13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists,
took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord
Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
Act 19:14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a
Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
Act 19:15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus
I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
Act 19:16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was
leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they
fled out of that house naked and wounded.
They spoke in the
name of Jesus but they did NOT have His name, they were NOT Jesus', they did
NOT belong to Jesus!
Joh 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch
cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye,
except ye abide in me.
Joh 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that
abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me
ye can do nothing.
Joh 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as
a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire,
and they are burned.
Joh 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you,
ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Joh 15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear
much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.
Joh 15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved
you: continue ye in my love.
The did NOT abide in
Jesus.
He did NOT abide in
them.
His words did NOT
abide in them.
We MUST abide in
Jesus, His words MUST abide in us! It is
then we can ask in His NAME and His will be done.
It was by speaking
the NAME of their Savior, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, that they could heal the
man forty some years old, lame since his mother's womb. It was the POWER of
Jesus' name! A name they believed in! A God they believed in! A Savior they
believed in! A Savior they knew, a Savior's whose word lived in them!
More tomorrow, all
by the GRACE and MERCY, the LOVE of our SAVIOR, JESUS CHIRST OF NAZARETH!
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