Faith that Comes Through Jesus

 Nehemiah 11-12; Psalms 1; Acts 3

“You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see.”

Acts 3:15, 16

How are we expressing our faith in Jesus and his name?

Peter and John responded to a man’s plea for money with a faith-filled prayer for his healing in Jesus’ name. Their prayer was authoritative, not intercessory: “In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk” (Acts 3:6b). They weren’t praying for faith, they were full of faith in Christ’s power to heal, deliver, and save. This complete healing is what so many are crying out to God for today. Peter and John were full of faith in the person of Jesus to heal this crippled man, much more than the man himself was. They spoke to the man, anticipating what God desired to do. When we, too, know the author of life, spend time in his presence, and are filled with his Spirit, we, too, will be full of faith to respond to every need and opportunity in our day.

Will we ask the Lord for greater faith for all he wants to do in and through us?

“Lord Jesus, I pray for greater faith to respond to each need as you would, for your glory.”