The verse references the instance when the apostles were just beginning to preach the gospel with vigor in public. The Jews were trying to silence them and brought them before their leaders looking to have the apostles killed.
Yet, one wise expert of Jewish law – Gamaliel – stood up and made this profound statement:
So my advice is, leave these men alone. Let them go. If they are planning and doing these things merely on their own, it will soon be overthrown. But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!” Acts 5:38, 39 (NLT)
As time progresses, each generation brings its own vision, flavor, and method to the church. Sometimes the newness is embraced, other times it is ridiculed and blocked. With the secular world changing and evolving so much, the church is scrambling to keep up and keep the lines of communication flowing in order to reach the lost.
We cannot afford to dismiss new innovations as a body of Christians. Just because something may be foreign and unfamiliar to us, does not mean that it can’t be from the Lord. Like Gamaliel said, if it’s not from God, it will be overthrown. But, Lord help us if we find out that we’ve been fighting His inspiration!
Maybe you yourself have been given a vision that you know is from God. Maybe you’re afraid to step out because it’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen or heard of before.
Remember Abraham who struck out on his own away from everything he had ever known. Remember Noah who built a boat having never seen rain. Remember Naaman who decided to follow the prophet’s instructions and dipped in dirty waters to obtain his healing.
Go with God! If you’re following Him, you can’t be overthrown!
Verse of the Day: Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19
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