BEING PREPARED
READING: ACTS 3:1-10
One day Peter and John were on the way to the temple for prayer. At the gate of the temple, they met a man who had been lame since birth. They must have previously passed him many times since he was there every day. On this occasion, however, something very different and spectacular happened. Peter fixed his eyes on the man and pronounced him healed in the name of Jesus. The result of this encounter is described in a familiar biblical phrase that states the man went along with them walking, leaping and praising God. This event powerfully testified of Jesus, and still does so today. The testimony exists because Peter was not in a rut on the way to the temple. Instead he was flexible and sensitive to the Holy Spirit, behavior which is a fine example for all. This scriptural incident gives us the following to consider: What are you like on your way to church? Do you go along in a rut formed by routine, or are you available for a possible call to service as a powerful instrument of God? That’s a thought – about God’s Word.
RESPONSE
2. How does this event testify of the Lord Jesus?
