Saturday, June 18, 2011

What If ?

By all accounts, the disciples were just ordinary men, nothing special, like me and you! But what if, we had the faith they had when they walked with Jesus? What wonders would God do through us? Or does it matter about us at all? God is still God and we really have nothing to do with it, or do we? God does not need us to do anything but we are powerless to do anything without Him! I think where we enter into this relationship is by our willingness to trust and obey! I just read this bible truth about a lame beggar who was commanded by Peter and John, according to Christ's power, to walk and did.
Acts 3:6-21 But Peter said, "I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!" And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. And leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God, and recognized him as the one who sat at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, asking for alms. And they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's. And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: "Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And his name--by faith in his name--has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.  "And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer, he thus fulfilled. Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out,  that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus,  whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets long ago.
As you can see from the dialogue, people were astounded by what they saw! However, God being God rules over all things! Blindness, lameness, hearing loss, cancer, brain tumors, heart attacks, wars, famines, storms etc. are not above God's power! God has given authority to His Son, Jesus.
Heb.1:1-8 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"? Or again, "I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son"? And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says, "Let all God's angels worship him." Of the angels he says, "He makes his angels winds, and his ministers a flame of fire." But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.
It is your free choice to read or not to read, to believe or to deny or to choose to think God comes in many forms other than Jesus Christ. I will pray that the light of Christ will feel you with the undeniable truth, He is the only true and living God!!
Father, faith is Yours to give. The lost are searching for the truth. Open eyes and hearts to receive the hope that is found in Christ! Let us teach the truth in obedience to Your word. Amen

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