Dear Friend,
I believe that by now you have the word of God addressing your need and you are warring a good warfare with them. Continue with it, your breakthrough is around the corner, you’re going to rise. As promised last week, I will continue with the story about the lame man who rose and walked. Enjoy!!!
STUDY TEXT – Acts 3: 1- 10
1 Now Peter and John were going up into the temple at the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].
2 And a certain man that was lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the door 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 to receive 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 from them.
6 But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but what I have, that give I thee. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.
7 And he took him by the right hand, and raised him up: and immediately his feet and his ankle-bones received strength.
8 And leaping up, he stood, and began to walk; and he 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 took knowledge of him, that it was he that 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.
The scripture says in Ecclesiastes that money answers all things and it’s also a defence, support, and insurance. Maybe I’m wrong but I’d like to think that if this lame man collected enough money, he could have had surgery; then again I thought of how long it would have taken him to raise the money. Could he have afforded to waste another moment considering that he was already over forty, and had done practically nothing with his life so far than to beg? Perhaps, this is what God revealed to Peter that prompted him to answer the man in this manner: I can’t give you silver and I can’t give you gold. In other words, I cannot offer you a loan. I am incapable of hiring you a physio or an occupational therapist, I am unable to refer you to a doctor, neither do I have the power to put you on a clinic waiting list, nor am I qualified to perform surgery on you, but I have the name of Jesus and when I call on it, you will rise and you will walk.
Without waiting for the man to respond, Peter took him by the right hand and pulled him up. This does not surprise me at all because Peter being a disciple of Jesus knew that unbelief was a major hindrance to receiving a miracle and had he given the lame man a chance to respond, he probably would have spoken words of doubt and fear to hinder his healing.
Right after Peter’s prayer, he pulled the man by the right hand. First, I see this as a prophetic act to call and pull the man up, out of lameness, poverty, and lack; secondly, the pulling up was to give him support and assistance and thirdly it catalyzed the healing process, he got up faster than he would have on his own.
The bible goes on to record that the man’s feet and ankle bones were healed and strengthened immediately afterward. The man got his healing but the pulling or lifting up by Peter sealed and perfected it.
I hope this word has ministered to you, We’ll wrap up the story next week but before then I want you to know that God has anointed and positioned someone to call and pull you out of the situation you’re in, someone to help you rise up with ease, and as quickly as possible, someone to seal your breakthrough; don’t allow doubt and unbelief to hinder you from obtaining your miracle. You will rise up; say it with me, I will rise up in Jesus name. Amen
Related journals:
RISE UP – Part 1
RISE UP – Part 3
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