Acts 9:32-43, "Jesus the Christ Heals You" - a podcast by Benjamin Glaser

This week we looked at a passage that speaks to the way God uses his disciples to reach other men and women for Christ. Not everyone is called to be a preacher or a teacher, some are given gifts of hospitality and service, some are moved by the Spirit to have lives especially devoted to prayer, and others have different parts to play in God's providence. One of the most difficult things in the Christian life is humbly submitting to whatever God has called us to be and to do. This is an act of obedience to the 10th Commandment. It is worthwhile to remember that there is no "more important" believer in Christ's kingdom. As Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 12 every part of the body is vital to the growth and well-being of the Church. 

This is shown for us in these verses that while both the healing of Aeneas and the raising of Dorcas from the dead feature Peter as the main worker of God's miraculous acts, the real focus is on how the people react to these two events. In both cases the crowds that witnessed these things are said to "turn to the Lord". What does this mean? This "turning" is an act of repentance, a renouncing of sin and death through the cleansing blood of Christ, and a resting and trusting in the real grace and mercy of God Almighty, and away from the false promises and idols of this age.

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