Can you see what happened to him

Acts 3:10

They recognized him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. 

Wonder and amazement is the feeling they had rush through them. Ha. Who wouldn’t?  could you seriously imagine? Seeing a man who has never been able to walk, be able to spring up like a daisy by what it looks like two men just had a conversation with him.  It was no ordinary conversation. If fact it wasn’t the conversation that made it happen.  It was the power of our wonderful God. Nothing else could make something completely be healed without looking back to see if it actually is gone.

I know friends who used drugs day and night, then stopped using and now say they are clean. But they aren’t, they may not be using the drug daily, but they still are looking back not letting go and not letting the healing completely be real. Releasing them from their bondage.

I recently met a young man who use to use drugs and once the power of God and only the power of God was used to heal him of  what use to control his life brings such amazement and awe to my heart.  It can be done. A healing that allows you to never look back, to be completely released of all the pain and suffering.  Only God can bring and apply such power to change a life for good.

Application:

Today I will pray for my friend and others who cant let go completely of what holds their lives in bondage that they will experience Gods healing touch and be completely turned from what will make all be in awe and wonder. 

I am becoming someone new.

Acts 3:7

And he took him by the right hand and lifted him up, and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.  

How many times has God lifted us up by His mighty right hand when parts of us are broken and need to be given strength and made whole though Him. 

When you don’t know Christ as I did, you usually turn to the things of this world to help in time of need.  Sometimes drugs, sometimes music, yourself  a lot of the times and when I personally  was so brought down either emotionally, mentally, and even sometimes physically, I would go to my mom. 

But none of these could truly repair any damage that was done.  Whatever it may be. I have learned since my walk in Christ Jesus, that He is the only true healer that can make anything that is broken, whole. And He wants too.  He wants you to reach out to Him, in faith, believing that there is something different about this, and to act on it as the man who couldn’t walk did by knowing that Peter had something different to offer, so He can bring you to the healing and wholeness you need.

Application:

Today Ill pray throughout the day that out of  the jealousy I have will be restored with something knew, and strong, with faith.

What do we need?

Acts 3:6

Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you.  In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.

But what I have I give you. I love this.  Most people in this world would have loved silver or gold, thinking that it can solve all problems.  It cant, and that’s good because that’s not what Peter had to offer.  What he had to offer can do much more than get you the things you need, even if it is money to find the best cure for cancer.  What he had and what I love most about this is what we have if we have the faith can straight up take cancer out of the body and have it never return.  What Peter had and what we have now is the Holy Spirit being dwelling inside of us.  And if we able to let Him flow knowing its power like Peter not only could we tell a man who has never been able to use his legs to walk, we could tell him to run. Silver and gold just isn’t the answer. Jesus is. What he gives us to be able to walk in we have never been able to use our legs is faith. Believe the Holy Spirit can do all because He is all.

Application:

Today I will ask the Spirit have me do something or get something I would have never thought I could do or need. And ill use it to glorify His Kingdom.

Do a jig when yous up n about

Acts 3:8

He jumped to his feet and began to walk.  Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.

This verse to me explains perfectly what a born again believer acts and lives like in the very beginning of his journey with Christ, especially one who was just taken out of the worldly ways.  So on fire, wanting to run before they can even crawl.  Most likely if the one or ones who brought them to Christ they are more than likely to follow at first.  Once in the church all you can do is reach out to others telling them your story praising God for what He has done.  But that’s only the beginning.  My next thought is the parable of the sower as Matthew 13: 18-23.  You can fall into different soils as a new seed ready to be planted.  Some stay on great soil for you to grow and produce fruit, become an great follower of Jesus, others get snatched back into the world, some don’t grow roots so if troubles come they have no support to hold them down so it wont last very long. Others just don’t understand it and get tied up by lies of the evil one and are drawn back into the darkness.

            I pray that all new believers are dropped on great soil to really dig in and start a great relationship with the Lord and find themselves grown into big beautiful fruit filled trees.  Hopefully the ones they followed into the church and the church itself will continue to stoke their fire so it doesn’t go out.

Application:

Today I will pray for all my friends and family members who are quite new in Christ to stay on fire for the Lord and that God does amazing things in their lives.

Its a Rap.

Act 3:9

When all the people saw him walking and praising God.

When all the people saw him….Check it..When all my friends and family saw me…

Jordan? Yes. Wait what? I know. How? God. Who? God. Wait what? Believe me I know, but I know you don’t.  Do you still love me? Of course I sill love you. But Im not like you, I once was not like me, theres hope for you. Why do you come home? Do you not want me to come home? Im sorry. Don’t be. J dog want a hit of this joint? Nah man, Im good. Your good? IM good. You’ve never been good. I am now. What happened? Jesus. Who? Jesus. That’s wack man, but I guess its what it is. Its what it is.

You see me now, walking and talking like ive never before. Thinking I was cool and a leader but now face on the floor. Crying out to the one who’s ready to bring me home, its been time enough for the world whos on the line, to now get off the phone.  You don’t understand and that’s ok neither did I.  scales over thine eyes so scared ready to die.  Lost in darkness trying to find my way to hell. But then I found the answer, Jesus, class over theres the bell.

When people saw me walking and praising God, questions came up. Some fell away but others stood up. Watching me closely knowing something’s not right. But after I shared the Word of God they then saw the light.  Praise God always. People are watching for all that you do. Waiting to see a mess up maybe say your through. Hold on tight and know how right it is. Praise God always cause you’ve always been His.

Application:

I pray today for the ones who have been watching especially my mom, in hope that they have seen such a difference they knew it couldn’t be just me doing the change. 

For Him and only Him

1 Corinthians 12:11

All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, and he gives them to each one, just as he determines.

Everything is done through the one Holy Spirit.  He is what takes the good works that He has made come alive and bring them through all of the body of Christ.  Before anything was actually made and created, it was already laid out and complete.  He made the Body of Christ, knowing exactly what He needed for the questions what how why and when.  God made us each play a specific role and He equips us by the Spirit to be able to fulfill the parts of the body we need to be and perform to make all be one and have Him be shown and glorified.  We are all given everything we need through Him to complete the good and perfect will as He has always had planned.

I need to remember its not me or my plan that makes me who I am, but Gods so everything I do today that is good and glorifies His kingdom, I will give Him praise and press on to complete the next challenge He gives me even if it wont matter to anyone but Him if I do it.

1 Corinthians 12:7

1 Corinthians 12:7

Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

Given. The Spirit, The good and wonderful Holy Spirit who is only good was given to all.  He was made into the flesh, embodied if you will…to be made known to all of us to have for only good.  We were able to see what He does everyday, through things like knowledge and wisdom flowing through us making Him alive and able to be made known.

Today I will see where the Spirit in made live in the little things and make a list of them.