All the people saw him walking and heard him praising God. When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounding.
Acts 3: 9-10
Here, Peter spoke a word of faith to a crippled beggar, and he was instantly healed.
When that man woke up that morning, his expectancy was to receive a few coins for his survival.
He didn’t realize he was just one touch of God’s favor away from having his whole life changed.
When people realized what had happened, they were absolutely astonished, and many of them came to faith in Christ as a result.
God has some things in your future that are going to leave you amazed and the people around you astounded.
You weren’t created to live constantly struggling.
That may be how it’s been in the past, but that’s not in your future.
God is about to do a new thing.
He’s going to break bondages that have held you back.
He’s going to increase you to where you have more than enough.
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