The Perfect Gift
Nancy Gavilanes Our Daily Bread Ministries https://odb.org/ All rights reserved-Published with permission The Perfect Gift Bible in a Year : Hosea 1-4 Revelation 1 Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. Acts 3:6 Today's Scripture & Insight : Acts 3:1-10 While I was on an outreach during a short-term mission trip to Peru, a young man asked me for money. For security reasons, my team had been instructed not to give out money, so how could I help him? Then I recalled the response of the apostles Peter and John to the lame man in Acts 3 . I explained to him that I couldn’t give him money, but I could share the good news of God’s love with him. When he said that he was an orphan, I told him that God wants to be his Father. That brought him to tears. I connected him with a member of our host church for follow-up. Sometimes our words can feel so insufficient, but the Holy Spirit can empower us as we share Jesus with others. When Peter and John came acr...