Acts 5:11-16 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things. 12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. 13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. 14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women. 15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. 16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
2 Timothy 1:7 says, For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. However, based on what had just taken place, this was actually a good thing for them to be in fear of what could possibly happen to them if they did not reverence and respect the power of God's Spirit or the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is nothing to play with, yet so many people do just that. It's a good thing that we are LIVING UNDER GRACE AND NO THE LAW. Yet and still we should not take God for granted. The word declares that after this, many signs and wonders were manifested through the apostles. The people gained great faith and began to bring all of their sick to them to be healed. You need to get a visual of what took place. They brought people and just lined them up in the streets. They had so much faith that they believed folk could be healed just by the shadows of the apostles. In other words, they didn't even have to be anointed with oil. They didn't have to have hands laid on them. But just to have the shadow cast on them. WOW! That's what I'm talking about. We need that kind of fire burning again!
