33 When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death. 34 But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. (They had a brief time to Reconsider!) 35 Then he addressed the Sanhedrin: “Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men. 38 Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. 39 BUT IF IT IS FROM GOD, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THESE MEN; YOU WILL ONLY FIND YOURSELVES FIGHTING AGAINST GOD.” Acts 5
DON’T BE QUICK TO OPPOSE something you don’t understand or haven’t seen before – God may be doing a NEW THING!
I want to quote a few lines from Mark Johnson, son of the late Neville Johnson, from ‘Our Finest Hour’, publication, June 2023.
”The days ahead WILL BE A GREAT CHALLENGE as many of OUR Preconceived Ideas of what the next move of God may look like UNDERGO REVISION. (PREPARE TO BE CHALLENGED!) Remember, a RECEDING WAVE WILL ‘HOLD BACK’ A NEWLY FORMED INCOMING WAVE. (The end of Saul’s kingship was built around destroying God’s chosen successor, David, from whom the Messiah was to come and he failed.) Let us Guard our Hearts and SEEK TO SEE EVERYTHING FROM GOD’S PERSPECTIVE.” (Gamaliel warned the Religious Rulers of his day, if these men are of God, DON’T OPPOSE THEM.)
The Comments in brackets ( ) are my own.
A final further quote from the same article, Page 7.
“QUITE OFTEN, GOD WILL OFFEND OUR MINDS IN ORDER TO REVEAL OUR HEARTS.” Offence may well stop many Believers from crossing over into God’s New Order of things for His Kingdom.
My wife Anne and I received a prophetic word last month from a visiting speaker. Right at the end of the word a little phrase was given, ‘it’s a New Day, it’s a New Way’. ‘Old patterns won’t work anymore, they weren’t bad, but they were for the Old Day.’
Brothers and sisters, don’t be locked in the Old, we must put on the New and Go Forward with the Lord, no matter how strange and different things appear.
God bless and keep you today.