Acts 3:11-26 | Who Are You Turning To?Sýnishorn

Turn to God. That’s what Peter says. Which is sometimes easier said than done, because we’re inclined to turn to whatever works.

Since the beginning people have turned to anyone or anything that holds the promise of working or which has a history of having worked. It may be a powerful person, some bit of technology, or a practice that’s proven reliable again and again. It may even be turning to ourselves. The Bible has a term for this: idolatry.

We’ll see through Acts that people who witness the power of God start to turn to his disciples for that power, almost as if they’re the source of power. After all, what they’re doing works. But Peter will have none of it. “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus…. By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’s name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.”

In other words, turn to Jesus. That’s where the power is. He’s the one who works.

Peter shows us again that it’s Jesus who is powerful. In this case to heal. You can see! So turn to him. If he has this kind of power, just think what else he has the power to do!

The healing is a sign. Like Jesus’s way of saying, I have the power to do this. And while Jesus might not do it every time on demand, the story is his way of saying: You can turn to me. Trust me. I alone have the power over sickness, and so much more. And the day is coming when I will restore all things. It’s a reminder of who is in control and where the power is. God is giving you the opportunity to turn to Jesus. Don’t miss it!