Now that the Covid Plague is waning, the crowds are packing out basketball arenas and here in Texas the new Ranger baseball field in Arlington is starting to fill up. We can watch everything on big screen TV but there's still nothing like being able to see the real thing in person.
This is true in sports today, and it was also true in the first century when the Apostle Peter and John healed the lame man and then walked with him into the Temple area called Solomon’s portico built against the eastern wall.
“While the now healed lame man hung on to Peter and John, all the people rushed to them in the portico called Solomon’s amazed at the miracle. When Peter saw their amazement, he addressed the people. ‘Men of Israel, why are you so astonished over this miracle, and why do you look at us as if by our own power and godliness this man is now walking?’” Acts 3:11-12
Whether it’s an athletic game or a spiritual gathering, when the real thing happens, it’s not hard to get a crowd. When we gather as believers, if there’s no power of authenticity, then all the state of the art media won’t be enough to get folks to stay.
LORD, thanks for the incredible communication tools you’ve given to us, but help me realize that unless your Spirit works, it’s all just a show. And thanks that it’s not my giftedness or godliness that turns on your divine power. This week use Truth Encounter to generate the real thing as people read the Devos and listen to the TE broadcast.
