Today, I am reading and commenting on Acts 4-6.

The first thing I want to touch on is what Peter (and the other Apostles) said to the Sanhedrin.  Peter told the Sanhedrin that he (and the other Apostles) would choose to obey God rather than listen to the commands of men.  Peter told them this on two occasions.  The first time, John was with him and agreed with his declaration.  The second time, all of the Apostles were with him and agreed with him.  They were explicit in saying that they were compelled to speak about what they had seen and heard.  We should be similarly bold in speaking of what we have witnessed God doing.  I want to note that the Sanhedrin was both the political and religious leadership of Jerusalem.  On both occasions the Sanhedrin threatened the Apostles with punishment should they continue.  In order to fully understand this situation we should look at the prayer the Believers prayed after the first time.  After Peter and John were threatened if they should continued to preach in Jesus’ name, all of the Believers gathered to pray in response to these threats.  We should model our prayers for dealing with danger on their prayer recorded here.  Instead f praying for protection in the face of threats of violence, they prayed that God would enable them to boldly speak His message despite those threats.  Not only did they pray that God would make them speak boldly, but also asked that He perform signs and wonders in order to draw attention to the message which they were speaking on His behalf.

Which brings me to the second point we should take from this part of the passage.  Let us seek that God heal the sick whom we encounter and perform signs and wonders in order to bring attention to the message we speak on His behalf and to draw others into a relationship with Him.

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