Acts 9:23-43
The Jews were plotting to kill Paul, but he discovered their plot, and escaped the city by being let down in a basket out a window.
When Saul returned to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they didn’t believe him.
Barnabas presented Saul to the apostles, who investigated.
Saul then started preaching in Jerusalem, but the Hellenistic Jews tried to hill him. so he escaped to Tarsus.
Then the churches throughout the area had peace.
Peter went though all parts of the country, and came to Lydda, where he healed a man who had been paralysed for eight years.
Many people became believers because of this miracle,
At Joppa a holy woman named Tabitha died. Joppa was near Lydda, and the disciples asked Peter to come.
Peter prayed, and commanded Tabitha to arise. She rose and sat up.
Many people throughout Joppa became believers.
Application:
1. Spend time with Jesus every morning. Put God first in your life, and you will have peace.
2. Be continually built up. The more we know the word of God, the stronger our faith will be.
3. Walk in the ways we learn from the word of God.
4. Peter asked the lame man to do the impossible. He had the faith to do it. If God asks you to something, have the faith to do it, and see what happens!
5. Tabitha’s death led to life. Allow our lives to be used by God, as a living sacrifice, and see what God can do through you!
6. We see Peter maturing and becoming more and more like Jesus, being available wherever he is needed. When we open ourselves to be led by the Holy Spirit, we will bring life to so many people.
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