The Power of Faith

The power of faith leads to some amazing moments in life. The lack of experience with the power of God leads to the discerning question of whether your faith is being lived out of your own power or the power of God. There is a difference between living on the power of faith and living on faith and power. It is crucial for Christians to understand that our faith is the power that we live through.
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The result of the power of faith through Peter and John intersected with their consistent effort and desire to worship God. Luke recorded their commitment to attend the temple consistently “at the hour of prayer” (Acts 3:1). We may desire for God to do an amazing work in our lives, but fail to put forth the consistent effort that it takes to live by faith. Faith may lead to an unlikely action, but never apart from a consistent effort to express and live by faith.
The resulting miracle was not a result of mere words. The words are important because they express the power squarely coming from Jesus. But don’t miss that Peter reached out and “took him by the hand and raised him up” (Acts 3:7). The power of faith was experienced with Peter’s actions being directed by faith to interceding for someone else. The man received the command and expressed faith by accepting Peter’s hand. This presents the faith of both men, neglecting to express any particular amount of faith being greater than the other, rather it just acknowledges the power faith should have to direct our actions.
Our actions of faith are not to prove to ourselves that we believe, but they are to magnify the Lord and to make us ready to be used by the Lord to show His power. Peter’s life, which was consistently led by his faith, presented an opportunity for the power of faith to be experienced in someone else’s life.  As we reach out to support and help others, allow your actions to be used to express the power of faith in Jesus.