1 1-5 One day at three o’clock in the afternoon, Peter and John were on their way into the Temple for prayer meeting. At the same time there was a man crippled from birth being carried up. Every day he was set down at the Temple gate, the one named Beautiful, to beg from those going into the Temple. When he saw Peter and John about to enter the Temple, he asked for a handout. Peter, with John at his side, looked him straight in the eye and said, “Look here.” He looked up, expecting to get something from them.
6-8 Peter said, “I don’t have a nickel to my name, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk!” He grabbed him by the right hand and pulled him up. In an instant his feet and ankles became firm. He jumped to his feet and walked.
8-10 The man went into the Temple with them, walking back and forth, dancing and praising God. Everybody there saw him walking around and praising God. They recognized him as the one who sat begging at the Temple’s Gate Beautiful and rubbed their eyes, astonished, scarcely believing what they were seeing.
11 The man threw his arms around Peter and John, ecstatic. All the people ran up to where they were at Solomon’s Porch to see it for themselves.
Peter and John were on the way to the temple for worship and prayer meeting. As they prayed and entered the temple gate, they saw the man who were crippled since birth and the Holy Spirit spoke to them. The man asked an alms while the apostles heard from the Spirit that God would heal him through their hands. The crippled man expected to get some food or money from the apostles and didn't expect to see anything miraculous in his life. But Peter instantly healed his feet and ankles, pulling him up to even walk and jump. Jesus healed people as followed by Father's works; Peter healed the man who was crippled as listened to the voice of the Holy Spirit. Before the Day of Pentecost, the apostles followed Jesus, hearing from what Jesus said, and doing what Jesus did. After the Day of Pentecost, the apostles, being indwelt by the Holy Spirit, walking with the Holy Spirit, listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit, and ministering to people by the power of the Holy Spirit. They spoke in tongues, understood the Scriptures, interpreted the Scriptures, preached the words of God, healed people's diseases as they continued to walk closely with the Holy Spirit, prayed to God and listened to His voice.
My dear Holy Spirit, You desire to fill up our hearts and speak to us in all circumstances that we follow according to your will and not to our flesh and men's intellect. Continue to draw me closely to my heavenly Father's love each day, listening to your voice and ministering to people as You lead and instruct.
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