GET (IT) OUT: Frankly Fraudulent
February 4, 2024GET (IT) OUT: Learning from internally locked up things
Acts 4:32-37 – All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need. 36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means “son of encouragement”), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet.
Acts 5:2 – With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself.
Matthew 22:17, 20– 17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial taxto Caesar or not?” “…give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
Acts 5:3-4 – 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? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.
Proverbs 10:9 – Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.
Malachi 3:8-10 says 8 “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse your whole nation because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”
Acts 5:5 – When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died.
Acts 5:10 – At that moment she fell down at his feet and died.
Ananias & Sapphira missed “IT” by…
#1 – CHOOSING to be downright dishonest.
Ananias & Sapphira missed “IT” by…
#2 – Not up.
Acts 5:7-10 – About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened.8 Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?” “Yes,” she said, “that is the price.” 9 Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord?Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.” 10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died.
Normalize after you were wrong instead of being and because you’re embarrassed. ~ Unknown
Getting defensive doesn’t hide the fact that you know you could have . Stop putting your energy into your . ~ Tony Curl
Ananias & Sapphira missed “IT” by…
#2 – Not owning up.
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