UNLEASHED TRANSFORMATION: GIVE THEM WHAT YOU GOT!!!!

⁴ Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, “Look at us!” ⁵ The lame man looked at them eagerly, expecting some money. ⁶ But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”

⁷ Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up. And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened. ⁸ He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.  Acts 3:4-8


My grandmother and other seasoned lover's of the Lord told me " you can't get blood from a turnip," and of course I wondered often during my youth...what the heck does that mean and why would anyone try to get blood out of a vegetable?  But with a little bit of living I came to understand that that was a euphemism for trying to extract something out of something it was never in.    The only reason why Peter was able to speak with such authority to this man that had been lame for 40 years, was because he had something in Him that had the power and authority to speak life into this poor, lame man.

Peter had walked with Christ, and knew what the power of God was.   He had been forgiven and experienced the grace of God on his life.   He also knew intimately about the miracles of Jesus and that all things are possible with Him.   He had also experience what it meant to have the Spirit, the Holy Spirit living and at work in him.  So without a blink of an eye (similarly to how Jesus asked him who did men say He was) the Holy Spirit in Peter spoke with authority and commanded the impossible possible and this man who never took a step, who muscles were surely atrophied, whose joints never knew the pressure of stance......stood up, walked, and leaped with joy.......all because Peter gave him what he had.



Today you will walk past lame people.  They maybe physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally, or even financially lame....and while you may not have $5 or $.50 to share....I challenge each of you to share what you do have.   Maybe you don't know much scripture, or the healing power of Jesus.....but do you know that He rose from the dead?  You can share your devotion with them.   You can share how He's blessed you.  You can share the peace He provides you.....you can ultimately share your story......your TRUE story, so that someone might receive HOPE if nothing else.   Your day has begun, and rather than sharing bad jokes, gossip, or your opinion on......... SHARE JESUS instead, and what He has meant to your life!  LGLP