The reading today starts with this line, "After the crippled man had been cured, while Peter & John were still speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees confronted them" (Acts 4:1).
That’s one verse describing three events.
- First, Peter & John were preaching to the people. They were doing God’s work as instructed by Jesus.
- Next, their opposition were still at it. The "priests, the captain of the temple guard, & the Sadducees confronted them”. Jesus already rose from dead yet these people continued to stop the apostles from doing what’s good.
- Lastly, “a crippled man had been cured”. Thank you Lord for this miracle!
How does this relate to us?
ITULOY MO LANG ANG MABUTING GINAGAWA MO.
Yes, you may face rejections. Negative people will try to put you down. Don’t let them stop you because miracles will happen when you keep on doing good things.
But doing good is hard. And only one crippled man was healed. Is this really worth it? Sulit ba ito?
Definitely, YES!
If you continue reading to verse 4 it says that "many of those who heard the word came to believe & the number of men grew to about five thousand” (Acts 4:4).
Remember that Peter & John were already arrested that day. Yet the miracles & conversions continue to happen. Not one but five thousand miracles! And that’s not yet counting the women & children.
So continue to do good despite the challenges.
- If helping out is tiring you out then rest for a while help out again.
- If prayers don’t seem to work then pray harder.
- If loving others seems difficult, be more loving.
FB friends, don’t let rejection stop you from doing good.
Remember that Jesus Himself was rejected. "He is the stone rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone" (Acts 4:11)
Continue to do good. Do it for God. Have a powerful Easter weekend! - alvinfabella@yahoo.com
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