The Great Give Away

"But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!" (Acts 3:6,NLT)

One day Peter and John went to the Temple for the afternoon prayer service.

There was a man who had been lame for more than 40 years (vs. 4:22) laying at the Temple gate begging for money. As Peter and John were about to enter the Temple, the man asked them for money.

And Peter made the statement in this verse. Peter said he didn't have any money to give the man, but he would give the man what he did have, which was the gift of healing in the name of Jesus Christ.

The man was instantly and undeniably cured and he jumped up and down and praised God excitedly (vs. 8).

When all the people coming to the Temple saw and heard the formerly lame beggar, they were amazed and began to gather in the Temple.

As Peter saw a crowd gathering, he took advantage of the opportunity to tell the crowd about the salvation of Jesus: "Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. People of Israel, he said, what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this...You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. And we are witnesses of this fact!" (vs. 12-13, 15).

The simple act of giving away what God has freely given us can make quite a difference in someone's life and may even change the world!