MY
DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion
for Friday March 31, 2017
Topic:
Price of Godliness (Imprisonment 2)
Text:
Act 4:1 – 4
When you have a message from God and
preach it raw as received, there is every tendency it will hurt some people and
puncture their ego. I have incurred the wrath of many people because of my
messages. I thank God that so far, they have not arrested or sent me to prison.
The Sadducees don’t believe in resurrection
and for the disciples to be preaching that Jesus resurrected was not acceptable
to them. They instigated the arrest of the Peter and John.
These men (Apostles Peter and John)
had spoken to the people during the afternoon prayer time. The Sadducees moved
in quickly to investigate. They were understandably disturbed with what the Apostles
were saying because they were refuting one of their fundamental beliefs and
thus threatening their authority as religious teachers. Because of their
unlimited power over the Temple grounds, they were able to arrest Peter and
John for no other reason than teaching what contradicts their beliefs.
Preaching the gospel can offend some
people because of their tie with the devil and it can even lead to
imprisonment. Though it is not always that preaching can lead to problem but we
run risks in trying to win others to Christ. The risks may include attack of
the enemies of the cross, rejection, persecution, imprisonment, denial of
rights and privileges. Whatever risk we may face, we should note that people of
God in the past suffered same and we should be willing to suffer
for the sake of Christ. Whatever the risks, realize that nothing done for God
is ever wasted. You will surely receive your reward.
Food
for Thought:
You can bind and imprison a preacher but you cannot bind or imprison his message.
Memory
verse: Acts
4 verse 3
Prayer: Lord, grant
utterance to your people to enable them preach no matter the risk and
consequences in Jesus name. Amen.
