Paralytic Aeneas Healed in Lydda

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Acts 9:32-35 The Message 

Tabitha

32-35 Peter went off on a mission to visit all the churches. In the course of his travels he arrived in Lydda and met with the believers there. He came across a man—his name was Aeneas—who had been in bed eight years paralyzed. Peter said, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and make your bed!” And he did it—jumped right out of bed. Everybody who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him walking around and woke up to the fact that God was alive and active among them.

For Reflection

Did Peter heal Aeneas?  I think not.  God healed Aeneas because, in his witness to the Gospel, Peter was a living prayer.  Could it be possible that our lives could become the vehicle for spiritual and physical healing? If we are faithful and obedient followers and if called to do so, perhaps. All is possible in God.

Pray

Pray sincerely and often.  Pray so that your soul brims with the Holy Spirit.  Pray that you will be a faithful and obedient servant to God.