Acts 3:14 But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you

Be careful for what you ask, you may just get exactly what you ask for!

We do not always see things in the proper light and we may well ask for something we assume will never happen just because you want to show someone up.

God listens to all of our prayers and He does answer us; whether we are listening to those answers of just blindly continuing on in our own strength is our choice.

Israel was given a choice – admit Jesus was the Messiah or bring a murderer back into society. Their pride or ignorance made them chose what turned out to be the greater evil. Stop and think.

Acts 3:5 So he gave them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.

Be honest; how many times do you go to church and almost fall asleep whilst listening (or not) to the person up front ramble on about something?

I know it is very hard to listen to someone who makes everything sound uninteresting, but without listening to God’s Word we will fall short of the mark on learning what God wants in our lives.

Peter and John wanted to stop and make a difference. If the lame man had ignored them he would not have received healing. I’m sure this would have spurned him on to find out more about Christ too!

Make a difference today and stop to talk.

Acts 3:4 And fixing his eyes on him, with John, Peter said, “Look at us.”

If you wanted to tell someone about Christ, what is the first thing you are going to do?

The first thing is going to be to engage in conversation with them or to gain their attention. It is easy enough standing up in front of a church and speaking out because people already expect you to do that…

But standing up and speaking to people outside of church takes courage, courage which the Holy Spirit gives you.

Be bold today and take a step forward to gain someone’s attention and show them how much Christ means to you!