"He is 'the stone you builders rejected, which has become the capstone.' Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." -- Acts 4:11-12

Here Peter is addressing the rulers and elders gathered who are demanding to know by what power they healed a crippled man.  Peter's response is clear: it is by the power of Jesus of Nazareth.  He quotes the Psalm in order to claim messiah status to Jesus, and to make known that he (Jesus) is truly the way to salvation.   So the question I pose to you is when you do things that have impact, power, and are transformative in nature, by what power and in whose name are you doing it?  Are these things done in the name of God?  In the name of some other being?  In the name of yourself?  If you're not sure, examine the motive.  Is the motive selfless or selfish in nature?  

What in the name of God are you doing?

Readings:  1 Kings 1:1-53; Acts 4:1-37; Psalm 124:1-8; Proverbs 16:24