Were the drops of blood that fell from the wounds Jesus bore for your transgressions somehow different from the drops of blood that flowed when He took the stripes for your healing?

Is the Spirit that anointed Christ Jesus to deliver men from demons and to heal all of their diseases still in Him, now that He abides in you?

Several weeks after Peter denied Jesus he approached a man crippled from birth, begging for money. Peter said, I don't have silver or gold, but what I have, I give you. In the name of Jesus, stand up and walk. Peter took him by the hand and helped him up - fully healed - walking and leaping and praising God.

What did Peter mean when he said, what I have I give you?

Did Peter have something different than what you or I have?

If so, why don't we go get it?

And if we do have what he had, why do we not do the same kinds of things Peter did?

The word of God says, He gives the Spirit without measure. That, God is not a respecter of persons.

Why should we follow Christ and study the example of his followers and yet have little to no experience doing the same mighty works they did?

The Christian life is not an ideal to which men aspire. It is a new creation; born of the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead. It is nothing less than a joyous, dynamic, faith-fueled life animated by the omnipotent Holy Spirit.

Is it ok to enjoy the privileges of this life and not show its heavenly powers?
Since we're betting our lives on the verity of the Bible, are we fair-minded about what's in it?

If Christ's blood is sufficient to forgive all our sins, is it not adequate to heal all our diseases? Did He mean one or the other? Are you as certain that God forgives the sins you cannot see, as you are certain that He heals the diseases you can see?

Without such powers, does our gospel even approach the stunning magnitude of the salvation we claim? How grossly do we throttle God's mercy toward His lost and broken children?

Jesus said, Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. John 14:12

Whoever believes, . . . is He addressing me? Ain't that always the question?

Are Jesus's promises over-billed or under-believed?

Is it time to disparage ourselves for falling short? Or, to drastically change our minds, and deliberately make adjustments?