One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. Now a man crippled from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those going into the temple courts. When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money. Peter looked straight at him, as did John. Then Peter said, "Look at us!" So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them.
Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk."
The poor are rich in faith, if we hold on to gold and silver, it is very easy to depend on that rather than God. Thus the saying, "when you cannot say silver and gold I do not have, you my loose the ability to say, in the name of Jesus get up and walk." My experience tells me that if my check book is fat, I have to use it before I ask God to multiply food. There are those who say Jesus was making that point when he multiplied food. As you recall the young man brought his lunch to Jesus then the multiplication came. To see God's power we must be in a position of need.
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