Heralds Digest

  “ And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ .” Acts‬ ‭5:40-42‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ The uniqueness of Chapter 5 of the Book of Acts of the Apostles is the variety in the Spirit shares to disciples. Starting with the share of shame and death to those who lied to the Spirit, we can learn that paying attention to the interests of the Spirit of God matters most in life. And when the Pharisees and Sadducees apprehended and imprisoned the spirit-filled Peter and his colleagues for declaring the interests of the Spirit, it was obvious that no one can successfully attempt to stop the train of the heaven’s locomotive without being crushed. Even when the co...

  “And they agreed with him, and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. So they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭5:40-42‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/act.5.40-42.nkjv Ordinarily, shame wears a bitter taste. Therefore, the prospects of shame bringing joy and refreshments are rear, especially when the motives behind most of human actions are not often pure. Meanwhile, characters like Ananias and Shapphira understand the deadly and damnable cost for their name-seeking and self-gratification services. Whereas, the apostles here provided a distinguishing exception for an experience of joy in moments of shame. Their services were entirely rendered for the name of Jesus, without personal or se...