THE LAME MADE TO WALK (Acts 3: 1-11)

 

By: Rev. Cesar A. Suyo
Bethany Baptist Church
Pangarap Kalookan City

1 “Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour,
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;
3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
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.
7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ancle bones received strength.
8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking and leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
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.
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.

A MAN OF GOD heals only through the name of the Lord JESUS.

Description of the Lame Man:
1. His ailment – He was lame since he was in his mother’s womb. (v. 2)
2. His distance – He was carried daily to the gate of the temple called Beautiful (v 2).
3. His destitution – his poverty; He asked alms of them that entered the temple (v. 2)

Qualities of the lame man that gave him blessings from the Lord:
1. Obedience in faith. He stood up straight upon orders of Peter. (v. 8);
2. Stability of his faith (v. 8);
3. His walk in faith. He was happy in his faith (v. 8)
4. He wanted to be close to God. He was daily brought to the temple and not to any other place. (v. 2);
5. His willingness to have fellowship with the believers. He entered the temple with them (v. 8); He held Peter & John (v. 11).

The Lord Jesus Christ can heal any kind of disease or ailment.
· He can heal the chronic diseases;
· He can heal the physical defects;
· He can heal any ailment which physicians cannot heal;
· He can open the eyes of the blind;
· Christ can heal the deaf and mute;
· Christ can heal the many defects in our bodies;
· God listened to the cry of the lame man.
· God also listens to our cries.
· Do you have the qualities that could give you blessings from God?