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A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold is as pictures of silver.(Prov.25:11) It is so important to speak the right words to people at the right time to produce the right results. When you think of apples of gold in pictures of silver, then you are thinking of wealth and excellence. When we speak wisdom into the lives of others we are making them wealthy. Therefore we must seek God for He is the source of all wisdom and He will give us just the right words needed at the right time.
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#And being let go, they went to their own company and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said to them: Acts 4:23
Peter and John were released from the jail and returned to their own company then reported all that the elders and chief priest said unto them: what a testimony for they were victorious over all the gainsayers just as the scriptures said. The Holy Spirit gives us the wisdom of how to respond to those who ask a reason for the hope within us. I pray the Holy Spirit gives us the wisdom of how to respond to this debt ceiling debacle in Congress which could cause many to lose hard-earned money for retirement. The scripture tells us in all things with prayer and supplication let your requests be known unto God, then the peace which passes all understanding shall compass our hearts in Christ Jesus. I thank God for the Holy Spirit and pray that we did not quench the Spirit as He gives us utterances on what to do in these perilous days of apostasy that we are in. May we feed our families with the meat of the gospel so that we will be ready when the trumpet blasts come calling us home to the Lord in that great meeting in the clouds with the Lord.
#For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was showed. Acts 4:22
Forty in the Bible is the number of testing, and that the fact the lame man that the miracle healed was above forty years old tells us how amazing it was. We need to have the same faith that this lame man had to receive his healing and pray to God that the Government will resolve the debt ceiling fight that threatens to rock the financial markets in the world. Never in the history of the United States of America has the debt ceiling not been raised but in 2011 it almost did not get raised then. If Republicans and Democrats do not blink, then this could be catastrophic. What we are seeing is political brinkmanship and it is time for bipartisanship to prevail. Will this be the first time that the people will march on Washington and hold all these politicians accountable for destroying the economy? It is time that we pray for the Lord to intervene in the affairs of men, as Isaiah 9:6 says the Government shall be on His shoulders. May the Lord come quickly and save us from this pernicious time by allowing the Day of the Lord to come.
#So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done. Acts 4:20
What a blessing how Peter and John were bold to preach the word of God, put in jail, then the Sanhedrin threatened them, punished them, then let them go. For all men glorified God for that which was done and that is why we serve a risen Savior who is alive by the power of the Holy Spirit in us. We must continue to be bold and courageous to proclaim thus says the Lord. Then we must give all the glory to God when He delivers us. So I beg of you brothers and sisters in Christ to redeem the time for the days are evil, be about our Fathers business seeking those who are lost. God will provide all the tools for us to be successful and His word will not return void. I thank God that in the midst of this pandemic we can proclaim the gospel over the Internet while being quarantined. So if you have not received the vaccine or the booster shot, then go to your pharmacy and get signed up.
#Thou will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusted in thee. Isaiah 26:3
In a day of imperfection here is a passage in the bible that tells us you can have perfect peace when you keep your mind on Jesus because he trusted in thee. Peace and perfection go together and time and again the bible tells us God's eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. Psalm 101:6 Paul said in Phil. 3 that I have not attained perfection, but this one thing that I do forgetting that which is behind I press on for the mark of God, the high calling in Christ Jesus. So we can be perfect, but we must allow the Holy Spirit to sanctify us inwardly so that we can walk outwardly by the power of the Holy Spirit. So, sanctify the Lord God in your heart today and be ready to give an answer for those that ask of the hope within you.
#But Peter and John answered and said unto them, whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. Acts 4:19,20
Peter and John answered by the power of the Holy Spirit with boldness saying we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. They judged in themselves that it was better to obey God than man. So the Sanhedrin judged to threaten them, but God helped them. This is the same power that we have in the midst of this crooked and perverted generation that we are living in. May the Lord supply all your needs in Christ Jesus and may we but speak the things that we have witnessed by the power of the Holy Spirit. Fear not him that can destroy the body, but Him that can destroy the body as well as soul in the Lake of Fire. For we are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus so walk in faith and victory
#And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. Acts 4:18
The Religious leaders decided to command the apostles not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. Peter and John were filled with the Holy Spirit and were given wisdom on how to answer them. Thank God for the Holy Spirit who is our comforter in times of trouble and He directs us how to preach as well as teach in the name of Jesus. For He takes the things of Jesus Christ and makes them plain to us so that we can teach all men/women what to do to be saved. So if you are being threatened not to speak in the name of Jesus, then pray to God and He will send you the comforter to console you. We must obey God when man tries to tell us not to speak in the name of Jesus. For His name is above all names and one day every knee will bow as well as every tongue shall confess that He is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
#But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. Acts 4:17
The Sanhedrin is so afraid of the gospel spreading among the people that they speak of threatening the apostles not to speak the name of Jesus to any man. We are seeing the same threats being proliferated among those that preach the gospel today. They are saying to avoid the gospel as though it is gangrene or a virus. It is no wonder that we are living in this coronavirus pandemic today as a judgment for rejecting the gospel of Jesus Christ. As Paul said I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation to those who believe. It is my prayer that you will place your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ while there is time and receive this gospel of the grace of God. For it is by grace that we are saved through faith, and not of works lest any man should boast. We must declare the gospel freely to all men.
#But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they conferred among themselves, saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem: and we cannot deny it. Acts 4:15,16
We are living in the days of apostasy and a pandemic of epic proportion with the Government in gridlock over the debt limit. The Federal Reserve Chairman trying to calm the stock market with tapering and just like Jerusalem the council conferred among themselves saying what shall we do with these men? We like the apostles are a light in the midst of a crooked generation looking to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith. Only the Lord can save us just like He saved them by promising I will never leave you or forsake you: I will be with you until the end of the age. The Lord shall soon descend from heaven with a shout, the voice of the arc angel and the trumpet of God when the dead shall be raised first, then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up into the clouds to forever be with the Lord. These are the comforting words that we have in these perilous days that we are living in. Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus.
#And beholding the man which was healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it.Acts 4:14
So the Sanhedrin beheld the lame man that was healed standing by the apostles were befuddled and could not say anything against them. This is the power of God for He is our Jehovah Rapha and when we have faith in Him we can be healed of our deceases as well as cleansed from our sins. May we walk in faith and victory in this pandemic as many are dying of the coronavirus pestilence. The talk of whether to get the vaccine should not be a hindrance to Christians, for God uses doctors and vaccines to heal us. We just must have faith in God as Psalm 91 tells us and trust God by taking the vaccine.
#Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marveled and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. Acts 4:13
The Religious leaders had seen the boldness of Peter and John while perceiving they were unlearned and ignorant men, that is to say, they had no formal training in the ministry, yet they took knowledge that they had been with Jesus. All the seminary training cannot replace the knowledge gained with being with Jesus. We have more ministers today with Ph.D. degrees but they have not been with Jesus. This is the problem with wanting ministers to be trained well, but in actuality, they are lacking the most important of credentials, in a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. My prayer is that if anyone is contemplating a career in ministry, first make sure of your personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. This is the primary reason for being in the ministry.
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