Who is your health-care provider? Acts 3-4

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 the presence of you all."

In our modern health-care industry and systems in our country, the above verse doesn't rise to much of an interest to those who are in charge.  It is doubtful that those who write the health-care policies of our land meditate much on Peter's words, above.   Peter and John, in the context of this passage, were on their way to worship when man who was crippled from birth began to beg food from them.   Peter, in what could be characterized as the record of the shortest sermon he ever preached, stated that often quoted verse, "Silver and gold I have known but what I have I give to you."  Peter than prayed that in the name of Jesus, God would raise up the man and restores his health.  And God did!!   We are not all, today, in the mode or vain of faith healing.  In fact, only a few are.   I personally am not sure that God uses faith healers today, as he did in the first church.   I believe that these miracles were signs of authenticity and, since the growth of the church, they died out.  Even in Peter and Paul's ministry, as the early church unfolded and grew, sign gifts were less and less used or demonstrated.   That is an historical fact.   Peter and Paul and the apostles didn't have less faith as the church grew, but their was less necessity of faith healing as a way to authenticate the message.   The massive growth of the church and the written Word of God in the "New Testament" replaced sign-gifts and awesome miracles.  The miracle of a changed life on the inside replace the miracle of the changed life on the outside.   However, it should be noted that the principle taught in the above passage is still true.   Strong physical health, restored or retained, is a miracle of Christ and should be pursued first and foremost in faith.   Peter is NOT ruling out doctors.   Peter IS affirming for us that strength of health (he uses the words "perfect health" above) was exacted by faith in Jesus.   This is so important for us to learn as a lesson in life.   When people attempt to lose weight, most don't do so as an act of faith.   Yet, to lose weight we need self-control and self-control is a fruit of the Spirit and the Spirit only works in our lives by faith.   We might worship Christ for our salvation but we worship Blue Cross/Blue Shield for our health-care provider.   It was on the basis of faith that this man was healed.   We would do well to never leave the concept of faith in our approach to life and our own health-care policy and practices.