In the name of Jesus Christ, the man lame from birth was healed. He was leaping, jumping and dancing around Peter and John as they entered Solomon’s court. There they came to the temple in Jerusalem to pray. Surrounding them were Jewish people who also came to pray. Many of them, very devout in their prayer, steeped in Jewish rituals. They had seen the crippled man lying at the gate. The gnarled appearance of his feet and ankles certainly etched in the memories of many. Yet, here he was dancing and praising God. The crowd gathered and Peter, led by the Holy Spirit began to preach. Not long before, these same people had screamed for Christ to be crucified. Furthermore, even Peter in fear and confusion denied Christ during the hours of His trial. Despite all that, Peter began to speak the truth boldly to the crowd.
How did he have the strength to do that? We need to know! Afterall, we are faced daily with people telling us that the gospel of Christ is wrong. The crowds surrounding us would either scream “crucify Him” or they would merely “change” His message to make it “socially acceptable” in their obscured vision of reality. Yet, Peter in Acts 3 spoke very boldly. He was thrown in jail; but that after many came to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Are we willing to really speak the truth boldly regardless of the price to ourselves? If not, why not? How can we speak the truth boldly without compromising? Let’s examine his sermon and let us look prayerfully as to how we too can speak the truth boldly.