Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 3:1-10
by: Jerry Johnson.
The story of the lame beggar’s healing forces me to look at priorities in ministry. Peter was honest in telling the man that he and John did not have “silver or gold,” against the backdrop of the beautiful gate overlaid with Corinthian bronze. I cannot offer people popularity, power, possessions, more money, or even perfect health. As I minister to hospital patients, the only thing I can offer them is a non-anxious presence and hopefully a living portrait of someone who reflects the grace of Christ. The healing Christ offers is different from man’s. What Peter did offer, though, was enough—for the man jumped for joy.