Greater Expectations
October 15, 2023Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer. And a man who had been unable to walk from birth was being carried, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order for him to beg for charitable gifts from those entering the temple grounds. When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple grounds, he began asking to receive a charitable gift. But Peter, along with John, looked at him intently and said, “Look at us!” And he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them. But Peter said, “I do not have silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, walk!” And grasping him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened. And leaping up, he stood and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God; and they recognized him as being the very one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg for charitable gifts, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. – Acts 3:1-10
Greater
An situation at a gate
You haven’t your moment
And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them – Matt 21:14
Your will only hold you where you are
Only in the of Jesus
“Men of Israel, why are you amazed at this, or why are you staring at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk? – Acts 3:12b
All scripture is from the New American Standard Bible unless otherwise noted