Balanced Healing

Getting back to the end of the second chapter of the book of Acts. The Word states that the three thousand that got converted that day, stayed with the Apostles doctrine. They enjoyed each others company with fellowship, and eating, of their meals together. They prayed together, and witnessed the Apostles, doing many wonders. They had a reverential fear, of the things, that they were seeing.

All that believed were together, and had all things, in common. That is a very strong statement to make but, the Word backs it up. It says, that they sold all their possessions, and divided it up between all that had a need for money. They were like minded. Going from, house to house to fellowship, while eating meals together, and praying together.

They found favor with all people, because of their unity together. We simply can't live the life, that the Lord requires us to live, and have much, strife with people. Some people don't care anything about God. However, they will usually, respect the man of God, for living a clean life. God has called us every one, to live a life as clean and, peaceable as we possibly can live.

The awesome point is that somebody, is always watching us. They see when we hit our thumb, with a hammer. It totally amazes them, when we don't cuss, while we are doing, our dance of pain. That is, if we don't cuss. We have the capability to draw others to Christ, simply by them observing our actions, and how we handle things.

It don't matter how big a Christian, that you think that you are, nor how religious, that you think that you are. There will always be the right situation pop up, that will make you act in a way, that is not very Christian like!!

I kind of got off track a bit but, I believe that it needed to be said.

These were really good times, in the lives, of the disciples. There was peace among the men, and the fellowship was intact. The disciples must have been feeling excellent, about the way, that God was using them. The power of God, was running through their lives, thanks to Holy Spirit.

As we start in chapter three, we find Peter, and John heading into the temple, to pray about the ninth hour. There is a crippled man, who is laid at the gates of the temple daily. He was born crippled, and has no way to support himself other than begging. When the man saw Peter, and John heading into the temple, he ask if they could help him out.

Then Peter began to stare at the man intently, and commanded the man, to look back upon himself. The man thought that he was going to give him some money, or something to eat, as he stared back into Peters eyes. Peter boldly stated, that he did not have anything of monetary value, but what he did have, that he would gladly give it to this man.

Peter said to this crippled man, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, arise and walk!! I am going to put myself in this beggars place. I would have hung my head, a little lower than it normally would hang, and start to mumble. Blankety-Blank Blanks, @#%$$*!! That will really feed my poor old, crippled #%* tonight!!

This man didn't act like that at all. Peter took him by his right hand, and lifted him up. The Word says that the strength came back into his feet, and ankle bones!! This man leaped up, and walked into the temple with Peter and John!! He was walking, and jumping and praising God so much, that all of the ones that knew him, were filled with wonder and amazement.

The way that this guy acted on faith, it would seem that he had been waiting, on this opportunity, for a long time. I don't believe that he gave it a second thought, when Peter commanded him to walk, in Jesus name. I can simply see him now, just leaping to his feet, and beginning to dance the dance!! He was probably making, so loud of a praise, going through the temple doors, that the Haters got upset.

This is the awesome revelation that I got, from reading this story. This man was born crippled. He has never taken a step. He may have drug himself crossed the floor while alone. I can't imagine it being, more than that much.     Praise be to God our Father!!          When He heals somebody, He don't half-step!!

This man didn't have to take months, to learn to balance himself. He didn't even have to learn to walk, before he could run, and jump. He leaped up, and started running, and jumping, at the command of the Word!!         Ain't Father good!!

 

     .........Much Love