Acts 3:6 - In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

Peter spoke to these words to the crippled man at the gate called Beautiful. The instant that he spoke these words faith came to the man and he acted. He rose up and walked by faith in the Name of Jesus! Faith involves trusting, believing and acting on the will and Word of God…that action is always present tense. Always, NOW!

What if the man had told Peter, “Yeah, I heard that Jesus healed folks when He was here but He is dead now…to bad for me…” or what if he had said, “Maybe I need to meditate on the word a little more and attend a faith seminar before I attempt something so impossible.” He would have died sitting there at the gate.

Instead, he heard what Peter said and acted before his mind or the devil could talk him out of it! He received and benefited from the healing power of Jesus. Faith has an “expiration date”, it cannot be used in the future… it is to be used NOW. Don’t put off believing God for some future time, rise up NOW and say YES to the promises of God. Take Him at His Word!