October 18, 2010

A New Kind of Giving
Acts 3:6

Peter said, “look at us” . . .“Silver and Gold have I none. But such as I have give I thee. In the name of Jesus of Nazareth, get up and walk”. Then Peter reached out his arm and helped him up. Acts 3:4-6

Pastor’s Blog

If you feel like you don’t have much to give, then reading this passage should be helpful.

Peter and John were on their way to worship in the temple when they met a lame beggar who wanted money. Peter and John didn’t have any. Moreover, they were on their way to worship which meant the beggar was interrupting them.

Yet Peter and John gave to the lame man from a vast store of riches that they did have. First, they noticed and stopped. Do you know how many people are yearning for someone to stop and notice them? Next, they diverted the man’s attention from money to themselves. They had him look at them. He then could see that what they had to give was what was in them. Next, they revealed the foundation of generosity that the Holy Spirit which they now had as a result of Pentecost. Next, they acted. They reached out and touched the man.

You and I may lack their faith, the faith that God can use us to be an agent of instantaneous physical healing. Nevertheless we can notice, be interrupted, engage other people and speak to them, desiring to offer what we have, in particular the desire to see the full power of God at work in them. And then we can act in whatever concrete way the Holy Spirit leads us to reach out and touch. And, who knows, the miracle may be bigger than instantaneous physical healing. It may be the gift of salvation and eternal life.

You and I have a lot to offer. Much more than we know. But we must be interruptible.

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