Coffee Talk with Christie

The scripture in Acts 3 was in my mind all day on Saturday.

Acts 3:11 says, "And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John..."

To go back a few verses, we find the following: "Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted [him] up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the people saw him walking and praising God: And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him."

As if this story isn't powerful enough as it was written, I wanted to dive in a little deeper and focus more on the 11th verse.

We know that Peter and John were being used of God to speak faith into this lame guy's life... and healing.

After the healing what did the guy do? The Bible says that he was leaping and walking and standing and praising God, and going into the temple with them. How exciting! What an awesome testimony! Right?

When studing this text, verse 11 really stood out to me because it says that the lame guy that was healed, HELD Peter and John...

Held is translated as, "to hold fast, i.e. not discard or let go, to take hold of, take, seize, to continue to hold, to retain, etc." (according to www.blueletter.com)

This takes me to first time guests at our local churches... they walk in, they receive something so incredible from God, then walk out of our service, having no one to hold onto, someone that could perhaps help their experience become greater than one healing.

Mentoring comes to mind.

You and I can both agree that once you have what seems to be a miracle, a touch from God in your own life, you tend to, after a few days, settle back into the here and now, and the issues of your day to day begin to take over, once more.

What if we had someone to hold onto (I know we have God!, but someone that you can pick up the phone and contact, to help you keep your miracle alive in your life? Someone (physically) tangible.)

I believe that God sends people into our lives to minister to, and those that will minister to us - I encourage you today, do not be too busy to let someone "hold" you - you may be steadying them in their walk with God - especially if they have just received an amazing answer to prayer or if they were touched by God's presence for the very first time recently.

Steady them, hold them, encourage them along the way... they need you, they need me.