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Heaven Meets Earth Week 30

Jun 28, 2026    Billy Stephens

In Acts chapter 3, we encounter a powerful story about divine appointments and the miracles we often walk past in our daily routines. Peter and John are on their way to the temple for prayer—something they did every day—when they encounter a man who had been lame from birth, sitting at the Beautiful Gate begging for coins. This man had spent 40 years being carried to the same spot, asking for pocket change, never imagining that healing was possible. What makes this story so compelling is how it mirrors our own lives. We often reduce our expectations of God to manageable requests—asking for an easy week, a little blessing, some comfort—when God wants to do something categorically bigger than we can imagine. The man asked for silver and gold; God gave him brand new feet. He asked for survival; God gave him restoration. This passage challenges us to examine what we've been walking past lately. What divine interruptions have we dismissed as inconveniences? What promptings from the Holy Spirit have we talked ourselves out of within 30 seconds? The reality is that miracles don't announce themselves with fanfare—they show up as interruptions, as the wrong person at the wrong time, as something that disrupts our carefully planned routines. When we allow our circumstances to determine our potential, when we let our routines blind us to opportunities, and when we wrongly believe God cannot use what we have, we miss the miracles He wants to perform in us and through us. The invitation here is profound: stop asking for coins and start believing in miracles.