Acts 3:1-11 What Matters Most

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer.  And a man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple. When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms.  But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, “Look at us!”  And he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.  But Peter said, “I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—walk!”  And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened. With a leap he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.  And all the people saw him walking and praising God;  and they were taking note of him as being the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

One of the main reasons we need the Holy Spirit is that we don't understand what to pray for.  In today's lesson, we have a lame man who had grown accustom to asking for alms which is only a daily need. His greater need is to be able to walk so when Peter and John noticed him at the gate of the Temple Peter had to confess that He also lacked his daily bread, but what He did have is power from on high, where in the name of Jesus Christ by the power of the Spirit he restored this man's legs.  Even though people saw the disciples in the Temple daily the people and the beggar did not think to do what mattered most which is restore the mobility of the beggar in the name of Christ Jesus.

Daily Prayer:  Lord, guide our lives by helping us to walk in the Spirit so that we do not depend on our flesh.
By Your Spirit guide us in to true truth and help us to achieve salvation which is what matters most.  In Jesus name I pray Amen.