Look on us

Acts 3:1-6
1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
2 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;
3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
6 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.
The lame man wanted something from Peter and John. He had been begging money, so when Peter and John told him to “look on us” I expect the man figured he would be getting some money. I think when he looked up at Peter and John his hopes might have fallen some as he saw them as two fishermen. He probably knew that fishermen didn’t have much in the way of money, however he looked up which to me was his first step in faith. He believed he was going to receive something from these two men. What he didn’t know was he was about to receive something that had unmeasureable value.
Peter said to this man 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.
Peter was so full of God and the Holy Ghost he knew what he could give this man through the power of Jesus.
Peter and John were able in the power of Jesus to give the man his healing, which enabled the man to have the strength to work and earn his own money.
Acts 3:7-10
7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
Note when Peter took him by the right hand and lifted him up immediately his feet and anklebones received strength. Had the man not taken Peter’s hand, he would have still been sitting wishing and begging for money. I believe this was his second act of faith. He had to reach out and take Peter’s hand. He had to believe what Peter was telling him to the point of reaching out and believing something he could not at that moment see. How many of us are still crippled by choice, somewhere we have lost the faith that God can and will heal us. Some are crippled spiritually, some are crippled mentally and some are crippled emotionally. I believe that Jesus is saying, “Look on me” and reach out and take my right hand and I will heal you.