May 22
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PETER HEALS A CRIPPLED BEGGAR
A poem by ILMA
Peter and John went to the Temple to do the 3 o’clock prayer service
As they approached the Temple, a lame man was being carried
Each day he was put beside the Temple gate called Beautiful gate
When he saw the apostles coming, he asked them and begged.
Peter and John looked at him and said “Look at us!”
The lame man looked at them waiting for money
Peter said “I don’t have silver or gold for you, but I’ll give what I have
He said “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazarene, get up and walk.
Then Peter took the lame man by the right hand and helped him up
As he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and strengthened
He jumped up, stood on his fee, and began to walk, then leaped
Then, leaping and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.
All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God
When they realized he was the lame beggar, they were astounded
They knew that man often at the Beautiful Gate, begging for money
They all rushed to Solomon’s Collonade, where he was holding Peter tightly.
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MEMORY VERSE
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
Read: Acts 3
This miracle of Peter making the crippled man walk is amazing. It made the witnesses see the power of God and. It also showed the dependence of Peter on God’s power and his humility to admit that he can’t offer anything else but God.
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REFLECTION
• How often do we share God’s presence, his love, and his mercy to those we love and to those who hurt us?
• How is it that the man only asked for money and was healed instead?
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GET UP AND WALK! Poem Devotional
April 6________________________________________
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)
GET UP AND WALK!
poem and essay by ILMA
When you fail and everything seems dreary
Get up and walk towards Christ; don’t get weary.
He will do the impossible if you will only believe
So why not step up in faith, and openly receive.
When you are given the gift of healing
Share it to free others from all kinds of illness
Jesus is the greatest of all healers
Go to him, get up and accept your miracle.
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I grew up with many illnesses. I had constant headaches, tonsillitis, tuberculosis before I reached ten years old. When I was in my twenties, I had ulcers, terrible migraines and kidney stones. By the time I was in my thirties, I had hepatitis A, anemia, hypokalemia, mild scoliosis and the migraines were so severe that I would be hospitalized for several days. By the time I turned forty, I was diagnosed with asthma and emphysema, carpal tunnel syndrome, and arthritis. In my fifties, I had post traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks, vertigo, high blood pressure was borderline diabetic and heel pains.
When I became born again, I began to ask the Lord to heal all these diseases with his blood and he reminded me to get up and receive healing.
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PRAYER
Lord, thank you for your healing powers.
REFLECTION
What has the Lord recently healed you with?¬¬
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