‘But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene get up and walk!”‘ (Acts 3:6 NLT).
Peter and John encountered a cripple asking for money on their way to afternoon prayers at the Temple. While many worshipers passed by the invalid without looking at him, probably even avoiding eye contact, Peter and John looked at him intently, fixing their eyes on him. They weren’t afraid of his need. In fact, they looked past his felt need for money to his deeper need for wholeness. Peter and John didn’t have money, but what they did have was better. They gave him Jesus and in Jesus’ name the crippled man was made whole.
When we have Jesus, we always have what people need. We don’t have to fear making eye contact with those in need. We may not have what people want, but we certainly have what they need. Give them Jesus. Be willing to look at others and pray for them in the name of Jesus.
PRAYER: Dear Father, You have given us Jesus. He is of surpassing worth, more valuable than all the world’s silver and gold. When we see those in need, empower us to meet their deepest need in the name of Jesus. We will not turn our eyes away from the hurting because of Jesus. He saw our need and saved us. Now we are sent as His body to do the same. In Jesus name, amen.