The Daily Fountain Daily Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 28 April 2020 – TOPIC: FAITH IN THE POWERFUL NAME OF JESUS
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DATE: TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2020
TOPIC: FAITH IN THE POWERFUL NAME OF JESUS
READ: ACTS M 3:11-16 (NKJV)
11. Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed.
12. So when Peter saw [it,] he responded to the people: “Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
13. “The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let [Him] go.
14. “But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you,
15. “and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses.
16. “And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes, the faith which [comes] through Him has given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
THE MESSAGE:
The lame man who was healed held unto Peter and John (verse 11); so it was evident to all that Peter and John were the instruments used to accomplish this great miracle. People also surrounded and marveled at them. In spite of this scenario, the disciples never attributed the miracle to themselves unlike today when some Christians take God’s glory for what He is using them to do. Peter quickly pointed them to Jesus. He told them that the healing did not come from their own power (verse 12). He told them in verse 16 that it was faith in the name of Jesus that brought perfect soundness to the lame man.
Do you have any spiritual or physical challenge that has defied all solutions? Are you feeling cowardly as a Christian? You only need faith in His name for the miraculous transformation of your situation. Faith in His name will make you an instrument like the disciples, to be used for God’s glory. This is because the name of Jesus transcends all powers, demons, thrones and principalities. At His name, spiritual and physical situations bow and cowardly Christians are transformed into channels for the miraculous manifestation of God’s power. Exercise this faith in His name and you will see His miracle.
PRAYER: Lord, help me to exercise faith in Your name over the problems and situations around me.