Christianity Oasis Forum

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May 21
Thursday


IS HE ENOUGH?

READ:
Acts 3:1-10
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Silver and gold I do
not have, but what
I do have I give you.
__Acts 3:6
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Is Jesus enough? That's a question many Christians need to ask themselves. They have abundant material possessions. But do these believers depend on Jesus? Or on their stuff?

While having wealth is not condemned in Scripture as long as priorities are in order and the needs of others are addressed, those of us with relative wealth must remind ourselves that Jesus--not riches--sustains us.

The apostle Peter helps us with this in the story of the lame man begging at the temple gate in Jerusalem. This man asked Peter for money, but Peter replied, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk" (Acts 3:6).

The man lying at the gate thought the answer to his problems that day was money, but Peter showed him that the answer was Jesus. and He still is.

I read about a group of Chinese Christians who have much to teach us as they seek to spread the gospel in their homeland and beyond. These believers say, "We can't afford any big programs or fancy gospel presentations. All we have to give people is Jesus."

Jesus is enough for our brothers and sisters in China. He is enough for the poor. Is he enough for you? __Dave Branon
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```````````````You may have much gold and grandeur,`````````````
````````````````````Yet by God be reckoned poor;````````````````
```````````````````````He alone has riches truly`````````````````
``````````````Who has Christ, though nothing more. __Anon````````
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Our greatest riches are the riches we have in Christ.

***************Today's Bible Reading __ acts 3:1-10**************

1 Now Peter and John
went up together to the
temple at the hour of
prayer, the ninth hour. 2 And
a certain man lame from his
mother's womb was carried,
whom they laid daily at the
gate of the temple which is
called Beautiful, to ask
alms from those who
entered the temple; 3 who,
seeing Peter and John about
to go into the temple, asked
for alms. 4 and fixing his
eyes on him, with John,
Peter said, "Look at us."

5 So he gave them his
attention, expecting to
receive something from
them. 6 Then Peter said,
"Silver and gold I do not
have, but what I do have I
give you: In the name of
Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
rise up and walk." 7 And he
took him by the right hand
and lifted him up, and
immediately his feet and
ankle bones received
strength. 8 So he, leaping
up, stood and walked and
entered the temple with
them--walking, leaping,
and praising God. 9 And all
the people saw him walking
and praising God. 10 Then
they knew that it was he
who sat begging alms at the
Beautiful Gate of the
temple; and they were filled
with wonder and
amazement at what had
happened to him.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Bible teacher Warren Wiersbe says that this lame man is a vivid
illustration of salvation: "He was born lame, and all of us are born
unable to walk so as to please God....The man was also poor,
and we as sinners are bankrupt before God, unable to pay the
tremendous debt that we owe Him (Luke 7:36-50). He was 'outside
the temple,' and all sinners are separated from God." __Sim Kay Tee

[Dora]

Amen