THEME: THE REWARD OF
UNRIGHTEOUSNESS
MEMORISE: For the wages of sin is
death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 6:23
READ: ACTS 5:1-11
1 BUT a certain man named Ananias,
with Sapphira his wife, sold a
possession,
2 And kept back part of the price,
his wife also being privy to it, and
brought a certain part, and laid it at
the apostles' feet.
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath
Satan filled thine heart to lie to the
Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of
the price of the land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not
thine own? and after it was sold, was
it not in thine own power? why hast
thou conceived this thing in thine
heart? thou hast not lied unto men,
but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words
fell down, and gave up the ghost:
and great fear came on all them that
heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound
him up, and carried him out, and
buried him.
7 And it was about the space of
three hours after, when his wife, not
knowing what was done, came in.
8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell
me whether ye sold the land for so
much? And she said, Yea, for so
much.
9 Then Peter said unto her, How is
it that ye have agreed together to
tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold,
the feet of them which have buried
thy husband are at the door, and
shall carry thee out.
10 Then fell she down straightway at
his feet, and yielded up the ghost:
and the young men came in, and
found her dead, and, carrying her
forth, buried her by her husband.
11 And great fear came upon all the
church, and upon as many as heard
these things.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : JOSHUA
10:16-12:6 and MATHEW 20:1-28
Message
In our Bible reading, we find a
couple, Ananias and Sapphira, who
were gravely judged and punished
because they lied. Just like this
couple, there are some Christians
who give God 5% of their income
and label it as tithe. Galatians 6:7
says,
"Be not deceived; God is not
mocked: for whatsoever a man
soweth, that shall he also reap."
Anyone who changes the word of
God is a son of perdition, and the
end of such is not to be desired.
Jesus Christ said that of all the
people given to Him by God, He did
not lose anyone except the son of
perdition ( John 17:12 ). At the time
He made this statement, Judas
Iscariot was still going around as a
disciple. However, as far as Jesus was
concerned, he was already lost.
Although judas cast out demons and
also went on evangelism with other
disciples, his final place was
perdition. He had no lot in the
Kingdom of God. Something very
frightening is that some people even
steal what others have given to God.
When all has been said and done,
some very devoted people in church
will miss it because of the impure
motives behind their service.
Do you know that some people assist
the tempter? You may wonder how
this can be. After they have fed
their eyes with lust including items
and activities during the day, they
recline to ponder over them later.
Before long, they may find
themselves practicing such ungodly
acts. This was the undoing of
Samson. Everywhere he went he had
issues with women. He was
supposed to be God's answer to the
enemies of Isreal, and the power of
God was mighty upon his life. He
moved from killing a ferocious lion
with his bare hands, to killing one
thousand men with the jaw bone of
an ass. Nevertheless, after he failed
to heed God's several warnings, he
received the reward of
unrighteousness, and judgment was
unleashed on him. He experienced
an unpleasant turning point: the
man who was once unconquerable
became the conquered, and the
victor became the victim. Bound and
blinded, he was taken into captivity
and became a slave who was forced
to grind corn in the enemy's prison.
In Jesus' Name, your case will not be
like that of Samson. God has been
warning a lot of people, saying ' get
away from the side of the world and
follow the path of righteousness ',
but such people often think they
can outsmart God. They think that
because everything seems to be
alright, they are still safe, not
knowing the wrath of God is awaiting
them. It is a dangerous thing to
continue to resist the Almighty.
ACTION POINT:
In any area you have erred, open
your ears and your heart to yield to
God in repentance.'
AUTHOR: Pst E. A. ADEBOYE.
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