When Your Blessing Has Landed (Walking, Jumping and Praising God
Rev. Enoch Thompson | February 5 2025 | Acts 3:1-10
KEY VERSE: He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God. Acts 3:8 (NIV)
MESSAGE: My, my, my, what a day for the lame beggar that fateful day when Peter and John showed up and brought him the healing power in the Name of the Lord Jesus!
“He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.” Acts 3:8, NIV. Walking and jumping, and praising God was the outcome of joy because the reality and power of God had broken through his pain, poverty and disability; he had regained his humanity by the intervention of God.
Where the Gospel light breaks into the darkness of the human condition, joy and celebration are bound to occur. God's redemptive grace empowers us to take our place in the human community. We really begin to live when we encounter God's grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. He lifts us from the miry pit and puts a song in our mouths, a song of praise to our God.
As we shall see in the Book of Acts, wherever the Gospel reached, great rejoicing occurred (Acts 8:4-8, 39). You have been born again and given back your voice in God. Let us go forth the rest of life’s journey from our paralysed state to standing up, walking forth, leaping up and praising God! Praise the Lord!!
FEET AND HANDS FOR THE MESSAGE:
Have you received the Good News of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ? Are you walking in the light of the Word of God by the power of the Holy Spirit? If so, remind yourself to rejoice, no matter your circumstances. And remind other believers to take their time to rejoice.
PRAYER:
Lord, so many things around me try to keep me down and to shut me down. But I pray for the power of the Holy Spirit so I can celebrate my salvation and help others to do the same. For your dear Name’s sake, Amen.
THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING.
SHOWERS! BLESSINGS!!
The 365 DAILY BIBLE READING Day 36: Genesis 50 — The Death of Jacob and Joseph
DAILY word study: JUMPED
The Greek word used for jumped in Acts 3:8 is ἥλατο (hēlato), derived from hallaomai, which means to leap, spring up, or move suddenly with joy. This word often signifies an overflowing response to something extraordinary.
In the context of Acts 3:8, the man had been lame from birth, never experiencing the ability to walk. His jumping was a sign of complete restoration, demonstrating the fullness of God’s power in healing. It also fulfilled Isaiah 35:6, which prophesied, “Then the lame will leap like a deer.” His response was not just physical but also spiritual—he praised God, acknowledging that his miracle came from divine intervention.
Reflection
When God answers your prayers, how do you respond? Do you express gratitude like this man, or do you take your blessings for granted? A grateful heart recognizes every breakthrough as an opportunity to glorify God.
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