Lesson 115: God The Holy Spirit – Part 19

INTRODUCTION: We have seen that when the Holy Spirit is in manifestation lights are born. We have also seen that because of the miracles that accompany the manifestations of the Holy Spirit there is always joy when the Holy Spirit is in manifestation. Furthermore, we have learnt that if we want the Holy Spirit to manifest Himself, we can cause Him to do so by rejoicing that the more we rejoice the more the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. In the last study one of the stories we referred to was in Acts 3:1-8. In this lesson, we want to study that story in some details so that we can benefit more from it.

1. SPIRIT FILLED CHRISTIANS ARE NOT ONLY POWERFUL BUT ALSO BEAUTIFUL
The story starts with Peter and John going to Church. By so doing, they are following the example set by our Lord Jesus Christ who always want to go to church even though He knew every sermon in advance. The soul is like a plant needing water to grow. The church is like a river with an inexhaustible supply of water. Peter and John are vastly different people in temperament and outlook. Peter was a man of action and poor financially. John was visionary and rich. But because they both loved Jesus intensely, they naturally teamed up. The gate was called beautiful. Everything that belongs to God are beautiful too, particularly His children.

Luke 4:16; Ps. 122:1; Heb. 10:25; Ps. 1:1-3; Acts 13:14-16; Is. 2:3; Zech. 8:21; Col. 1:16-17; Rom. 11:36; I Pet. 4:8-11; Rev. 21:21-22; Dan. 12:3.

2. THE SINNER IS UGLY, POOR AND HELPLESS: JESUS CAN MAKE HIM BEAUTIFUL, RICH AND STRONG
The gate is beautiful but outside it is tragedy: a beggar, ugly, poor and helpless. The beggar is a symbol of a sinner who is always seeing the good things of God without everlasting it. The beggar asked for alms which could not have lasted him long just as a sinner is always asking for material things which are temporal whereas Jesus offers a permanent solution to all problems. Peter said, “Look on us” just as Jesus said to all the sinners in the world. Peter offered him no silver, no gold but Christ. And today, Christ is still enough for all your needs: physical, soulish and spiritual.

Rev. 22:15; James 2:14-18; Ps. 51:5; Ecc. 2:26; Is. 59:1-2; Is. 57:20-21; Matt. 11:28; Is. 45:22; John 3:14-15; Phil. 4:19; Phil. 4:13; Eph. 3:20..