Acts 9:32-43

Have you even been on the receiving end of a miracle? Have you ever witnessed one? Miracles are all around us, and Jesus is still in the miracle business contrary to popular opinion. The scripture lesson tells of two such happenings with the healing of a man who was bedridden for eight years and the other example is the story of bringing a disciple, Tabitha back to life.

Have you experienced some fantastic healing? Has someone you have known beaten cancer against all the odds? We all have heard stories and I imagine many could tell some. Miracles are really all around us, we only have to open our eyes, our minds and our hearts to see them. Some are subtle, nothing as obvious as coming back to life, or walking after being lame for many years. 

A little over ten years ago I participated in a weekend retreat called Renewal. As our team prepared to share this gift with another group of women two of us began praying that our husbands would also want to experience what we did.

Of course we both acknowledged it would take a miracle for this to happen. Well, they both did attend this weekend event and they were on the same team and became very close friends because of this. Also, they both drew closer to Jesus and became living testimonies to God's faithfulness and answered prayer in the form of a subtle miracle.

“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you. Get up and roll up your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up. All those who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord." (Acts 9:33-35)

Read the Acts 9:32-43 text here.  Listen to the words here.