Title: Saints, rise up! (January 24, 2010)
Content Subject: Saints, rise up!
Word: Acts 14:8-10
[8] There was a man in Lystra who was crippled and sat down, but he was crippled and never walked.
[9] When he heard what Paul was saying, he paid attention to him and saw that he had faith to be saved.
[10] And he said with a loud voice, “Stand up on your feet.” The man ran and walked.
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▶First, there was a person who had never walked before.
He had been unable to walk since birth, so treatment was impossible. So I was giving up on myself completely. Humans look strong, but they are weak. Power and material things are never mine. It seems the wisest and wisest, but lives without knowing what will happen after a while. This is what we call human existence. Please realize this.
▶There was a second great meeting.
One day he met Paul. This was a great meeting that saved him. Peter, a fisherman, and Matthew, a tax collector, also met Jesus. I pray that the 38-year-old sick, the blind, the crippled, and the dead Lazarus will all believe in Jesus, being healed and restored. In Acts 3, the story of a man who was lame from birth is recorded. This man who was sitting at the sex expert begging met Peter that day and was able to heal him. So do I. Please believe that you will be restored and changed after meeting Jesus. There is no reason to go bad when you meet Jesus. What could be a greater and more valuable encounter than this? Please believe that the sick in Lystra also met Jesus and were healed.
▶Thirdly, I had faith to be saved.
Verse 9 says that Paul paid attention to him when he saw that he had faith to be saved. Romans 10:17 says, "Therefore faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ." Everyone, you have to listen to the Word to build faith. We need to listen, adjust our posture, and listen to the word of God being proclaimed. The original meaning of the word [hearing] is in the IMPERFECT PAST tense, meaning that you are continuously listening. Don't miss out on every word, it means that you listened and listened. I believe that I was healed because I had faith. The Lord has a point of view on us. It is only seeing faith. He sees faith, saves, answers, restores, and blesses.
▶Fourth time, I was told to stand up straight on all fours.
In the case of Acts 3, it is said that he grabbed his right hand and got him up, but in the text of the text, he was told to stand up on all fours. Do not rely on anyone; stand up straight on your feet. Luke 11 tells us how to pray. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened.” Being the way I want to be is not the answer. In order to lead something according to God's will, I hope you have complete faith to realize that everything was by God's grace. Everyone~ God's blessing is beyond imagination.
If the repair and recovery is done according to the hospital and human methods, it will be much easier to go to the hospital. However, as humans are limited beings, there are limits. So why not meet the Lord, come to the Lord, and pray to the Lord?
Stand on all fours. The road to recovery is open. I hope you believe that what I have to do is what I have to do.
☞Dear Sandoll Saints~
What am I supposed to do? Going to church, believing and praying, receiving and obeying the Word, serving and serving are all things we must do. I sincerely wish you all Sandoll saints who can stand up proudly on the feet of faith in 2010.