Read Acts 3:1-26
A crippled man now running and jumping! Can you imagine the scene! How exciting it must have been for this man. His life of dependence on others and begging had been changed by the power of God. Amazement and wonder filled the Temple courts as they beheld such power.
But Peter said, "Don't be surprised by this. There is nothing special about us." The power comes from the same God of old, the same God who raised Jesus from the dead.
What a difference a few days make. What an amazing difference the Holy Spirit has made. Peter was now living up to his potential as a courageous witness for the life and resurrection of Jesus. Just a few days prior to this occasion, these guys were locked in a room for fear that they would be next to face death by Rome. In this scene in chapter 3, boldness characterized Peter and John. The danger of arrest and death was even higher, but fear seems to have been dispelled by the power of the Holy Spirit. And now this leaping and dancing former cripple had benefited from the disciples' willingness to share the power and message of Jesus openly.
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