Our Lord performs miracles through you and me everyday. Sometimes, we recognize them, sometimes not. Sometimes, others recognize those miracles, too. And on those occasions, we might be tempted to downplay the importance of what has happened. By doing so, we are subtly taking credit for that miracle. We would do better to follow the example of our brother Peter ...
Acts 3:11-13
Now as the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch which is called Solomon’s, greatly amazed. So when Peter saw it, he responded to the people:
"Men of Israel, why do you marvel at this? Or why look so intently at us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let Him go." [NKJV]
Peter, filled with the power and insight of God, did not shy away from the attention of the people, nor did he dismiss the healing of lame man with an, "Aw shucks, it was nothing, man." He was humble, but not falsely so. He was blunt, direct, and absolutely truthful. By his words, Peter redirected every eye that was upon Him upward, to the Almighty God who healed that unnamed man.
Brothers and sisters, you and I are walking, talking, living miracles. Because Christ has chosen to live in us, we will be His instruments for remarkable things... even if some of them may even seem rather ordinary. But to those who would give us credit, we must respond as Peter did. Tell your would-be admirers about the true source of the miracle.
Be encouraged, Jose
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