What I have
(Acts 3:1-10)
According to Act chapter 3, there is the miracle occurring after the Pentecostal day. The firstly recorded miracle was the crippled in his birth healed. Today, miracle happens for those who are in the desperate moments or in sadness and trouble so that they can rise up from the place of despair.
1. Faith with praying
One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer--at three in the afternoon. (Acts 3:1) Because the early churched had grown day by day with the fullness of the Holy Spirit, Peter and John were busy taking various responsibilities. However, they moved to the temple when the prayer time came. Likewise, although Jesus was busy during his life for the public, he never stopped praying. Prayer is like communication with God. Also, prayer becomes the pathway to bring blessing. The great people of God are men of prayer with tears and faith. Therefore, we should pray hard as the man of pray while we live. (1 Thess. 5:17)
2. Power of the name of Jesus
Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from people coming and going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.(Acts 3:2-3) Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." The power of changing his life dramatically was not in the gold and silver. It lied in the name of Jesus. (Acts. 3:4-7) We have the name of Jesus. It is the most amazing blessing and hope. We should stand up from the place of frustration and suffering to praise the name of Jesus and give glory to Jesus for the rest of our life.
3. Work of the Holy Spirit
This miracle happening to Peter and John is because they were filled with the fullness of the Holy Spirit. (Acts 2:4) As what Jesus had said, fullness of the Holy Spirit brought them amazing power. (Acts 1:8) On the Pentecostal day, 30,000 people were repenting their sins and returned to God when Peter preached. And the growth of the early church had been multiplied. Even Peter made a dead person alive. (Acts 9:40) The new horizon will be opened once we are filled with the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Our inner person will be stronger and we will bear abundantly meaningful fruit. Therefore, we should be filled with the fullness of the Holy Spirit to be the servants of God who bring God's miracle in this world.