Based on a sermon takeaway from John Termini (from The House Established Church)
SCRIPTURE
Acts 3:1-10 (KJV)
“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…”
OBSERVATION
Peter and John were simply on their way to prayer when an unexpected moment of ministry met them at the temple gate. A man, lame from birth, was placed there daily—known by the crowd as “that guy” who always needed something. But when Peter spoke healing over him in the name of Jesus, everything changed. Peter reached out his right hand, and this man didn’t just walk—he leapt, he praised, he worshiped. The crowd was stunned. But for Peter, it was a reflection of the new man he had become.
Peter, who once denied Jesus out of fear and failure, was now walking in bold obedience. He wasn’t just healed himself—he was now a healer, a vessel of transformation.
This passage reminds us: “I ain’t that man anymore.”
APPLICATION
Are you still carrying the guilt of who you used to be?
Are you holding onto condemnation because of how others used to see you—or maybe what your social media still says about your past?
God doesn’t just forgive—He transforms.
Peter denied Jesus three times, and Jesus restored him three times. That’s the kind of intentional grace we walk in.
And yet, as beautiful as transformation is, we often hate the work it takes to transition into it.
That was me when God called me back to Oregon.
The move felt unconventional—cutting off relationships, stepping away from work that looked secure—but God knew what I needed. Obedience was hard. Transition was hard. But now, looking back, I see transformation unfolding.
Monday Reminder: Obedience + Transition = Transformation
I trust my life is different now—not because of the applause of people, but because of how I seek God. How I consult Him. How I walk in step with the Spirit. It’s the small, obedient steps.
1 Timothy 6:17 reminds us that while it’s okay to enjoy good things here on earth, we must never let them sit higher than God in our hearts. Obedience keeps us aligned—and obedience is missional, not just personal.
God isn’t only working in me… He’s trying to work through me.
My transformation is for a bigger purpose—it’s for others.
I’m being positioned to pull others out of the pit.
Peter was sent out… I can be sent out too.
Jesus didn’t heal everyone, but He waited on Peter. Now God is waiting on us.
He’s calling us into community.
He’s calling us outside the church walls.
He’s calling us to reach the lost, the lonely, the isolated, the hurt.
I’m supposed to reach people like me—and just like Peter, I have to reach out my right hand.
Peter’s right hand wasn’t just an act of kindness—it was a connection to the Father.
A calling.
A symbol of Heaven’s reach through us.
So today, I declare:
I am called for more.
I am called to love.
I am called to heal.
I am called to pray.
I am called to help.
I am called to serve.
I am called to give.
I am called to offer hope.
I am called to be a light.
I am not who I was.
And thank God for that.
PRAYER
Lord, thank You for transforming me from the inside out. Thank You for Your grace that restores, and for Your voice that still calls me higher. Help me walk in obedience, even when the transition is uncomfortable. Let my life be a light—missional, purposeful, and positioned for others to encounter You through me. I declare that I am not who I was. I am made new in You. Let my right hand be a hand that lifts others up, just as You have lifted me. In Jesus’ name, amen.
