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Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. “People of Israel,” he said, “what is so surprising about this? And why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? For it is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God of all our ancestors—who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this. This is the same Jesus whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, despite Pilate’s decision to release him…..These leaders were very disturbed that Peter and John were teaching the people that through Jesus there is a resurrection of the dead. They arrested them and, since it was already evening, put them in jail until morning. But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of believers now totaled about 5,000 men, not counting women and children.

[Acts 3:12-13 ; 4:2-4 NLT]

•  He immediately denounced the impression that the miracle was by his own power and godliness (3:12).
•  He credited the miracle to God, who brought glory to his servant Jesus by performing the miracle (3:13).

We would later read that many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of believers totaled about 5,000 men, not counting women and children!

The question are:

• What would have happened if Peter had silently enjoyed the attention he was getting, or took the credit for all that happened?
• And would they still have gotten the 5000?

When we take the credit for what God has done, we suppress the testimony to His greatness and goodness; and rob Him of souls! 

The miracle could be as little as; we had enough money to bless someone with some change, or as big as we have raised someone from the dead!

God uses the little sacrifices of humility we make, to glorify His name and expand His kingdom. 

So today, when we perform any act of thoughtfulness, and we hear, “Thank you,” we need to remember to clearly give God the credit.

*MEMORY VERSE*

"...why stare at us as though we had made this man walk by our own power or godliness? For it is God ...who has brought glory to his servant Jesus by doing this." (Acts 3:12-13)

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