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are to leap and to rejoice and say, “Thank You, Lord!” If you see a
Christian live like that, that’s fruit!

Sometimes Christians are called to take care of the elderly and that’s
not always pleasant. It can drain your resources. You need a
miracle. I took care of my stepfather. He was very mean. One time
my wife made a meal and he said, “Give that to the dogs.” My wife
didn’t say anything but I saw that she was very hurt. I would walk
into his room and he would argue with me and be stubborn and
would not let me help him. When I walked out of the room, Lillian
could tell if I was trusting the Lord or not. I would leave the room
so angry and my face was red. So, the Lord gave me a prayer. I
would stop every day at the door before I went in and I would say,
“Thy life for my life in this.” I said it so many times that now the
grandchildren say it.

My grandson was ready to play baseball and the coach took him out
of the game and he prayed, “Thy life for mine in this.” We need the
Lord’s life. Fruit is a mighty miracle of God. I had to walk into my
stepfather’s room. It was my hand but it was the Lord’s hand. This
is real fruit.

When Peter did that miracle, he took no glory for that. Acts 3:6,
“But Peter said, ‘I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have
I give to you; In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene; walk!’”
Acts 3:16, “And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of
Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and
the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health
in presence of you all.”

Acts 4:7, “And when they had placed them in the center, they began
to inquire, ‘By what power, or in what name, have you done this?’”
Acts 4:10, “…let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of
Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom you
crucified, whom God raised from the dead – by this name this man
stands here before you in good health.” Acts 5:40-41, “And they