Today's Passage - Acts 5:1-6

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River of Life Christian Church ︳www.rolcc.net/english Acts 5:1-6 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet. Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God." When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. Then the young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. In Acts chapter four, Barnabas sold all his properties and put all the money at the apostles' feet. In chapter five, Ananias wanted to do the same thing, but he kept some of the money and deceived the church by telling them that he offered all the money he got from the properties. The Holy Spirit clearly knew the temptation based by Ananias and his sin of deceit, so in verse three Peter asked Ananias: "How is it that Satan has so filled your heart?" Apparently Ananias committed sin because he surrendered to the temptation by Satan. One day, when we stand before God for his judgment, he can't blame everything on devil Satan. James 4:7 tells us clearly that "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." Believers in God have the responsibility to defend themselves against work of the enemy, and God has promised that as soon as we resist the devil, the devil will flee from us. May the Spirit of the Lord help us, because the devil likes to tempt us through all kinds of things in our daily life, and may God give us a vigilant heart so that we would know how to resist devil's ploy everyday.    On the other hand, how did Peter know that Ananias was deceived by the devil? I believe it was because Peter was prompted by the Holy Spirit. He knew how to listen to the voice of God, and he could discern between good and evil or right and wrong. Therefore, when Ananias was in front of him, Peter could tell immediately that he had darkness inside. We need the Lord to help us to see that we always have choices. We can choose to listen to the voice of Satan, or choose to constantly listen to the voice of the Holy Spirit. When we choose to listen to the world, we enter darkness and death; but when we choose to listen to God's voice, we will receive wisdom, life and peace. The choice is yours, so may the Lord give us the wisdom to choose His way each and every day！ Pray with Pastor Tong Lord, may you bless each brother and sister, help us to resist and reject the voice of Satan in our daily life, and instead help us to listen to the voice of the Lord. May your word become our help and strength. I thank you and I pray in the victorious name of Jesus, amen! River of Life Christian Church | office@rolcc.net | ROLCC Website

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