Acts 4:21-22<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people\u00a0were praising God\u00a0for what had happened.\u00a022\u00a0For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cAfter further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people\u00a0were praising God\u00a0for what had happened.<\/i>\u201d\u00a0 The trial of Jesus by these power hungry men who fought for their riches was done in secret, at night while the people slept.\u00a0 The trial against Jesus was illegal according to their laws and traditions.\u00a0 Afterward they could tell the people whatever lies about Jesus that they wanted to.\u00a0 They judged Jesus over things they did not understand because they would not understand.\u00a0 This trial of Peter and John was during the daylight.\u00a0 The public was available to witness the trial and to judge the outcome of it.\u00a0 Due to the presence of eye witnesses who had seen the healing that had happened in the name of Jesus, these rulers were bootstrapped with no way to punish Peter and John.\u00a0 If they beat or imprisoned Peter and John after such a wonderful miracle, the Jewish people who were not in the rulers syndicate would have rioted.\u00a0 What were the facts?\u00a0 A man had been supernaturally healed and Peter and John had said it was done by the power of the name of Jesus, whom the leaders had killed.\u00a0 These were undeniable facts.\u00a0 Peter and John were guilty of nothing nefarious.\u00a0 The ordinary Jew, the common people, believed that what had been done through Peter and John was of God.\u00a0 The leaders were not going to be able to (not at this time) beat or kill these Apostles of Jesus.\u00a0 So they threatened them again and let them go.\u00a0 Not because of being just or kind, but because they could do nothing else at the time without causing a riot.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.<\/i>\u201d\u00a0 The man had been handicapped and unable to walk for over forty years.\u00a0 Most, if not all of the people, had seen him sitting at the temple and begging.\u00a0 The people were happy for this man and were praising that God had healed this man.\u00a0 Peter and John had said that God had expressed His mercy to this man through the name of Jesus.\u00a0 If we project ourselves into the same type of situation, seeing a man whom we know who had been physically crippled since birth and to be instantly and completed healed, shouting, jumping and dancing in joy, how amazed would we be?\u00a0 We certainly would not want the persons through whom the healing came to be imprisoned and beaten for having prayed to Jesus and healed the man.\u00a0 Since the man is healed, shouldn\u2019t they at least hear what these men were saying?<\/p>\n
Family, Peter and John were steadfast in their witness for Jesus.\u00a0 Or it could be expressed that they were stubborn in their faith.\u00a0 The rulers opposed them and wanted them to stop speaking of Jesus to the people.\u00a0\u00a0 Yet they could not release the Truth that they were firmly convinced of.\u00a0 Even if threatened with imprisonment or death, they would not turn from the Truth.\u00a0 Yes, they had seen Jesus die, but then, gloriously, they had seen Him resurrected from the dead and had seen Him ascend to Heaven.\u00a0 No there was no stopping them from telling all they had seen and heard (Acts 4:20<\/b>).\u00a0 Neither should we!\u00a0 May we be stubborn for Jesus!\u00a0 Let us live in gratitude to Jesus that is lived out in all we do and all we say.\u00a0 Praise God!<\/p>\n
Psalm 150:6<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.\u00a0 Praise the Lord!<\/i><\/p>\n
Micah 7:7<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0But as for me, I watch\u00a0in hope\u00a0for the\u00a0Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear\u00a0me.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n
Micah 6:8<\/b>\u00a0–\u00a0He has shown You, O man, what\u00a0is\u00a0good; And what does the\u00a0Lord\u00a0require of You but to do justly, to love mercy, And to walk humbly with Your God.<\/i><\/p>\n
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