Sympathy With God Scripture: Acts 5:5“Then Ananias, hearing these words, fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.” NKJV Discussion: When God brings judgment upon someone, our natural inclination is often sympathy toward the one being disciplined. Yet when God acts in judgment, our sympathies ought always to lie with Him. Only God knows all that is at stake, and only He knows the full circumstances that provoked His wrath upon the one He is judging. Ananias and Sapphira’s experience is one of the most perplexing stories in the New Testament. In a time when God’s grace had provided salvation for all mankind, His response to this couple seems unusually harsh. Yet there was much at stake in their deception. The church was in its formative stages. Ananias and Sapphira had witnessed the miraculous power of God and had seen thousands of people added to the church. Nevertheless, they showed little regard for the Spirit of God when they blatantly lied to God and the church. Such irreverence would have been devastating to a church whose very life depended on the presence and guidance of God’s Spirit. God left a sobering reminder that He would not tolerate sin. Many times the sin of a Christian has a devastating effect on others. At times, God chooses to judge someone’s sin severely, as a deterrent for others. Don’t try to protect someone from the judgment of God. It is a terrifying thing to fall under His judgment (Hebrews 10:31). Yet His judgment on one may ultimately save that person and others. When God is judging others, take heed and examine your own life. God knows what is at stake; He loves His children enough to provide a stark warning of sin’s dangers. The book “Experiencing God, Day-by-Day” by authors: Henry T. and Richard Blackaby was used as the basis for this daily devotional. WOTCF asserts no claim or right of ownership to this work. Bible verse copied from biblegateway If you wish to receive the daily devotional, please send an email to admin@wotcf, and we will add you to our distro.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:03:51 +0000
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