The Lord never told us to pray for the sick in the sense that we ask Him to heal them. Now it was Peter’s responsibility to release that power, and that’s just what he did. He believed the Lord had already done His part and had placed that power within him. But Peter didn’t ask God to heal this man. Peter went on to say in verse 16 that it was faith in the name of Jesus that had wrought this miracle. It was God’s power that healed this man, but that power was under Peter’s authority. “And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?” He said, “Such as I have give I thee.” This didn’t mean that Peter was the source of this healing. Notice that Peter didn’t pray for this man. And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.” And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. “Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. Look at how Peter and John ministered healing to the lame man in Acts 3:1-8: Understanding and using our authority is the key to seeing miracles happen. God has already provided His healing power and placed it on the inside of every born-again believer. One of the least understood, and therefore seldom practiced, is the fact that healing is under the authority of the believer. There are a number of keys to seeing the miraculous power of God manifest on a consistent basis.
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