Today’s devotion highlights the impactful way to share the world with our personal testimonies. When others see us, do they recognize that Christ liveth in you?

 

Bible Reading of the Day

AM – Nehemiah 7,8

PM – Acts 3

 

𝕿𝖎𝖙𝖑𝖊:  𝖂𝖆𝖑𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕻𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕲𝖔𝖉

𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝟑:𝟖 𝐊𝐉𝐕

𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝒐𝒅.

Our story recounts Peter and John, who, as was their 🅲🆄🆂🆃🅾🅼, went 🆃🅾🅶🅴🆃🅷🅴🆁 🆃🅾 🆃🅷🅴 🆃🅴🅼🅿🅻🅴 🆃🅾 🅿🆁🅰🆈. They noticed a man who had been lame from birth and needed to be carried daily to the temple’s Beautiful gate to beg for money. Peter and John, focusing on him, addressed his needs. Miraculously, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the man was healed.

After he was healed, his feet and ankle bones immediately gained strength, and he started walking, leaping, and praising God. The lame man symbolizes our former state as sinners. As sinners, we lack the strength to do good or to reach God, much like the man at the pool of Bethesda in John 5, whom the Lord Jesus Christ Himself approached.

After gaining strength in his bones, he started 𝖜𝖆𝖑𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖕𝖗𝖆𝖎𝖘𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝕲𝖔𝖉. He doesn’t require a doctor to confirm his healing; he simply needs to pick up his bed, walk, and keep praising God. When people saw him, they recognized him as the man who used to sit for alms. This event amazed everyone and led witnesses to marvel at God’s incredible work.

Two lessons emerge from this devotion. First, Peter and John’s testimony shows their unwavering commitment to ministry. They regularly gather for prayer at the House of God, embodying the spirit of soul winners. When they saw his need, they quickly offered help and shared the Name of Jesus of Nazareth, which led to his healing. Maybe friends or family members also need to hear the amazing work of the Gospel through you. Don’t stay silent or inactive—preach the Word!

The testimony of the lame man shows that after he was healed, he immediately stood up and started walking normally again. Similarly, after salvation, there’s no need to complete theological studies or earn advanced degrees to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. All that’s required is to demonstrate that you are saved and that your life has been transformed into a new creation—everything old has passed away, and all things are new. 🆈🅾🆄🆁 🅼🅾🆂🆃 🅿🅾🆆🅴🆁🅵🆄🅻 🆃🅴🆂🆃🅸🅼🅾🅽🆈 🅸🆂🅽’🆃 🆆🅷🅰🆃 🆈🅾🆄 🆂🅰🆈 🅾🆁 🅲🅻🅰🅸🅼 🆃🅾 🅱🅴, 🅱🆄🆃 🆃🅷🅴 🆆🅰🆈 🆈🅾🆄 🅻🅸🆅🅴 🆈🅾🆄🆁 🅻🅸🅵🅴.

When others see us, do they recognize the same person, or do they wonder and say, “Is this Bro Nap?” I didn’t recognize you; your life has changed, and people are beginning to be amazed by God’s transformation in your life. Brethren, let our life testimony be a blessing to someone today!

Like Peter and James, we are reminded of their habit of always being in the House of God to pray. I pray that we also share the same desire to gather in the House of Worship today. See you in church!