Acts 14:8-11
8 And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother's womb, who had never walked. 9 This man heard Paul speaking. Paul, observing him intently and seeing that he had faith to be healed, 10 said with a loud voice, “Stand up straight on your feet!” And he leaped and walked. 11 Now when the people saw what Paul had done, they raised their voices, saying in the Lycaonian language, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”
When God healed a man lame from birth who trusted God could make him whole, observers seemed not to consider the gospel message from the apostles. Instead they attributed the work to the men instead of God. They even went further to worship the men as if they were gods. Even now some claim to do miracles, drawing attention to themselves, basking in the self importance. But when God heals a man, He gets the attention, credit, and worship. And it is the message of healing of the soul that is primary; the outside is only an echo of the inner work (Isaiah 53:5-6).
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