Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Acts 3:6-10
by: Maryann Palmer.
Had Peter seen into the crippled man’s heart? Had he seen that his true desire was not just money enough to survive another day but the joy of a life lived as an able-bodied man, able to make his own way? He was unclean and had probably felt rejection all his life. Physically imperfect, he was left to linger outside the Temple and to beg for money as others went inside for prayer.
“I’ll give you what I have,” said Peter, as he pulled him, healed and strong, to his feet, “because of Jesus’ power.”