Acts 3:11 While he clung to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astounded, ran together to them in the portico called Solomon's. 12 And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? 13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. 14 But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, 15 and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. 16 And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.
As we saw yesterday in Acts 2, the first Day of Pentecost after Christ's ascension was a big blast of answered questions, both for the followers of Jesus, and those who would join them in following Him. This chapter records the answer to the next question: will this continue? Had everyone in town who was going to believe already done so? Not by a long shot. Peter and John had come to the temple, where they and other believers continued to come and worship God. Upon entering, they encountered this lame man, who was asking for money. Peter and John knew exactly what they had to do: heal Him in Jesus' name. Here, when they drew a crowd, they again knew what they needed to do: tell them all about Jesus, whom they had crucified. They bring out even more truths about Christ: The Holy One, the Author of Life, the One with the Power of God. They go on in the rest of the chapter to tell how all the prophets from Moses forward had told of His coming, and that they needed to Repent and trust in Him. We never know each new day who God will bring our way, but He will make a way to tell them about Jesus, the Name above all names.
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