Acts 3.6
But Peter said to the disabled man, ‘I have no silver
or gold, but what I have I give you; in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
stand up and walk.’ And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and
immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.
Peter and John were going to
the Temple to pray, when they came across a disabled man, begging at the gates.
Peter had no money to give him, but gave him a far more precious gift, the gift
of his health. The man went “walking and
leaping and praising God” into the Temple, from which he would have been
barred before that, since no one who was disabled was allowed in. Disability
was seen as a sign that they had displeased God.
Peter’s gift gives this man
“fullness of life”, just as Jesus’ healing had done for so many. He doesn’t
just heal him physically, but also restores him to his place in his community
of faith.
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Healing isn’t just physical. Many things can prevent
us feeling we can come “walking and leaping and praising God” into his presence.
How close to God do you feel at the moment, and what might need to happen to
make you feel closer?
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