Peter did not ask the Lord to heal the cripple; he
did not pray to God to pour out his grace and healing virtue upon the lame man.
Instead-acting in the Lord’s name…– he himself commanded the miracle to occur.
Peter was the Lord’s servant, his representative and agent; he stood in the
place and stead of Christ, doing what the Master would have done if personally
present.
(Bruce R McConkie DNTC, “Peter
Heals Man Lame from Birth”.)