I love reading the book of Acts. It is so amazing to see the new church that Jesus established fired up and active. In Acts chapter 5 some amazing things continued to take place. Here is what it says in verses 12-16.
12 And through the hands of the apostles many signs and wonders were done among the people. And they were all with one accord in Solomon’s Porch. 13 Yet none of the rest dared join them, but the people esteemed them highly. 14 And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women, 15 so that they brought the sick out into the streets and laid them on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing by might fall on some of them. 16 Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
There are some miraculous things going on in this passage. There was unity, there was awe at the work of God, there was supernatural church growth, there were healings, there was the power of God at work with the believers, even without them knowing it, and the sick and demon possessed were ALL healed. Amazing!
Of course we know that this didn’t make the religious people happy, they were really bent out of shape. But the people who had a relationship with Jesus, and those who would soon be a part of the family of God were very happy! The results were amazing. God’s Word was working, and active and Jesus was confirming the Word that was being preached, taught and lived, with miraculous signs following, all because believers were being obedient to share the message in the power of the Holy Spirit. Let’s be about doing that too!