Peter and John told the beggar that they could not supply that which he was begging for (silver and gold). They did, however, have something which the beggar needed. But what they had to give could only be found through that rejected and despised man from Nazareth, Jesus Christ. This was significant, for the wonderful miracle of healing which was about to take place on this lame man was not based on what the world trusted in (wealth), but on what it despised and cast out, the divine Son of God. This presents a striking and solemn picture of the value that the world places on the person of Christ and on those things which belong to Him.
1. What value did men place on the Lord Jesus when the Jewish rulers paid Judas to betray Him? Matthew 26:___
2. The Apostle Paul had a very different value of his Lord. What value did he place on those things that he gave up in order to “win Christ”?
Philippians 3:___
3. The Lord Jesus encouraged His disciples to provide treasure for themselves in a place not connected with this world. Where is that place to be found? Luke 12:___
4. How many blessings do believers have given to them in Christ? Ephesians 1:___
5. Paul was sent to the Gentiles to preach the riches that are found in Christ. What is the value of these “riches of His glory”? Ephesians 3:___