Peter and John in Acts chapter 3 were on their way to the Temple for regular and routine worship. Their plans were interrupted by a man with a need. It's funny how God will disrupt our habits and traditions to make us face the real reason we go to worship..one of which is to notice that the people who should be in our churches are not even there! This lame man had been brought to sit at the gate beautiful out of habit. Peter and John meet him on the way to the temple out of habit! It's about time our habits talk! The lame man asked for alms...his usual request. Peter replied "Silver and gold have I none!"..his usual response. Rather than continuing his walk to the Temple Peter breaks from his usual response and realized what this man was asking for was less than what he needed and more than what Peter anticipated. Something has got to break our beloved traditions...our rhythums...our proclivities and propensities! God will always use the usual and ordinary moments in our lives to unveil the unusual..extraordinary and miraculous. Instead of alms the man received a future..let God give you something unusual in our usual and casual day...expect it!
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