Friday, April 25, 2014

Surprise on the way to Prayer Meeting

Acts 3:1-10 - Peter and John are on their way to the temple to pray - at 3 in the afternoon. They meet a man who is blind and begs for money. They apparently don't have any so they give him what they have and that is healing in the name of Jesus.

A few things strike me in this reading today. First, it is interesting that they were on their way to pray at 3pm. Obviously a practice that was common in that day. Or was this a special prayer meeting called by the new Christians? But their lives revolved around their faith and disciplines surrounding their faith. Maybe that is not so bad.

Secondly, what were they thinking that day? "Hey Peter, how about we look for someone to heal today? Think we can find someone who needs evidence of the power of Jesus today that we can discover and go far beyond what he expects and heal him? In the name of Jesus, of course!"

I think not. They were going about what they were doing and when confronted with a need met in as God "gifted" them. But,they were aware... they didn't just brush the guy off because they couldn't give him what he was asking for. They gave him something better. I wonder what we can learn from that? What I can learn from that?

What will I encounter today where I can be an agent of Jesus to see His power at work so people get so much more than they bargained for?

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