Monday, May 16, 2011

Lying to the Holy Spirit

In Acts chapter five we find the story of a couple, Ananias and Sapphira, who sold a possession and decided to hold back some of what they got for it. Ananias took part of what they got and gave it to the apostles saying that it was all that they got for the possession that he and his wife had sold. Peter confronted him for lying to the Holy Spirit and he fell dead and was carried out and buried. His wife came to Peter and was asked how much they got for the possession they sold and she lied to Peter and fell dead as well and was carried out and buried. They didn't have to lie, they could have told the truth but they didn't. They wanted to appear as though they were as generous in their giving as some others had been. What a waste to lie to the Holy Spirit. In verse 11 of this same chapter it says, "And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things." If God were to judge in this same manner today we would have many more disciples sold out to the Lord in all areas of their life. Why, I even believe that we would have a great revival.

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  1. So why don't you think it is the same way today? Why doesn't the Holy Spirit knock us down when we lie about something we did for God, when we really didn't?

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  2. I believe that God in His sovereignty works in our lives according to His will.

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