Ep 390 – Acts 5:19-26

Who in their right mind would stand opposed to God? You would think the answer would be, "No one." But the truth is, over the centuries, millions upon millions have chosen to call God their enemy rather than submit to His will and acknowledge their need for the gracious gift of His Son's offer of salvation. Today, in Acts 5:19-26, we find the high priest and the Sanhedrin choosing to stand against God by continuing to reject His Son as their Messiah and the apostles as His emissaries of the good news. It is one thing to decide you want nothing to do with God and His offer of salvation, but it is quite another to do everything in your power to stand opposed to them both. The members of the Sanhedrin, while claiming to be the spiritual leaders of the people of Israel, were doing everything in their power to put an end to all the talk about a resurrected Jesus and His offer of eternal life. They had killed Jesus. Now, they were doing everything they could to rid themselves of His troublesome disciples. But they were going to find their efforts unfruitful and non-productive. The Son of God was alive. The Spirit of God was active. The children of God were expanding in number. And there was nothing anyone could do to stop it.