"Silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you...." Wow. I'm sure the lame man was a little disheartened when he first heard those words. After all, his only possible livelihood was begging for enough money to feed himself. What else could these men have that he could possibly want?
The answer: an offer of new life.
We hold the same offer in our hands. Perhaps we don't have much of anything to offer that is valuable according to the world's standards - - we might not be especially talented, smart, or wealthy. We might be fairly poor, having just enough to get by. But no matter how "poor" we may be according to the world's standards, we are incredibly rich in a spiritual sense because Christ has given us new life. And that is something that most of the world does not have.
But people desperately need it, whether they realize so or not.
Truly, the message of salvation is the greatest gift we can offer anyone...greater than wealth or food or clothes or comfort or fame, etc. People might not accept this gift, but if they do, well then, it is certainly going to turn their lives upside down. It did for the lame man.
Christ will do that to a person.
Max Lucado wrote, "God loves you just the way you are, but He refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus." A new life means a new lifestyle. He will change His people from the inside out. The lame man believed...and then he walked. And jumped. And leaped. And danced.
Do you want to offer people something that will truly change their lives forever? Then offer them Jesus.
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