The Faith Which Comes Through Him

Today's reading: 2 Chronicles 1-3; Acts 3


Acts 3:16 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.

Peter and John saw a lame man at the entrance to the temple and in a moment he was healed by the power of God in response to faith. In the moments after this miracle Peter had the opportunity to preach to hundreds of people who were witnesses. If he had chosen to Peter could have taken credit for it and built His own little movement, but instead he was careful to give all the credit to Jesus.

Jesus was the healer who touched multitudes and He is still the one who heals and Jesus Himself always connected healing to faith. Faith is the place where God's power meets our trust in Him. But where does faith come from? According to Peter faith itself comes from God and He has given everyone enough faith to believe, the question is will we? Will we believe when we have a need but it seems that God isn't listening? You see faith isn't about getting what we want it's about trusting the One who knows us from eternity and hold eternity in His hands.