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In Acts 5 Peter and the other apostles were praching at Solomons Porch. The high priest and all those who were with them laid their hands on the apostles and put them in prison for sharing the word of God.
But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and told them to “Go stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this life.”
Now the high priest,the captain of the temple, and the chief preists heard these things,they wondered what the outcome would be. So one came and told them, saying “Look,the men whom you put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people!”
Then the captain went with the other officers and brought them without violence, for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
And when they had brought them, the high priest asked them,saying “Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? and look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this Man’s blood on us!”
But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than Men.”
If only we had the same opinions.I am so sick of seeing people and myself hold back from worshiping,praying,witnessing,or even wearing a certain tee-shirt all because of certain people.
reality check: We can and we should.
We’re not going to experience God if we don’t obey Him. We can’t witness,pray, or worship if we let people stand in our way.
There’s going to be a time when we’ll have to overcome our fear and pride and we stare into the faces of men and say “I choose Jesus”.
No matter what the consequence is…
We are not of this world. We are put here to shake it up and challenge the people in it. But most of us are too scared or too selfish to be the odd one or to be radical.
We need to swallow our pride and have a little faith!
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