The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade. But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women. As a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter’s shadow might fall across some of them as he went by. Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all healed. ~ Acts 5:12-16We talked about this amazing thing - that God used even Peter's shadow to heal people. I thought about this some more. I wondered about my own life. Why don't I see that in my life? Is God using me to touch people for Himself? For His Kingdom? Is every part of my life available for Him to use to touch others?
It wasn't Peter, but the Holy Spirit inside Peter that healed the sick people. It made me think about a particular passage:
“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.If I stay close to God - don't lose my 'saltiness' - and don't hide my light away, then I am salt and light to the world. God can use me to touch others for Himself. For His Kingdom.
“You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father. ~ Matthew 5:13-16
There's nothing boring about that! Whoooo hoooo!
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