24 August 2011
Acts 5:1-2 But a man named Anani'as with his wife Sapphi'ra sold a piece of property, and with his wife's knowledge he kept back some of the proceeds, and brought only a part and laid it at the apostles' feet.
One of the hardest questions to answer is this, ‘have you died?’ the answer to this question is dependant on your understanding of your faith and what you believe. If you have truly died then you have no longer have an earthly estate and you have divided your inheritance as if you have truly died. Only once you have died can you be resurrected into eternal life, where you no longer trust in earthly wealth but in the providence of Jesus Christ your Lord and Saviour. You then are no longer bound by materialism and earthly wealth, but riches that you have stored up in heaven.
In the teaching of Paul when we are baptised it is the symbol of dying to self, we die with Christ when we are baptised and live a resurrected life in and through the power of the Holy Spirit that dwells in us. So when we ‘die’ being baptised all that we own on earth no longer belongs to us and is disposed of according to our last will and testament, in many cases we give all that we have to God for the work of His church. It then requires us to place our complete trust in God for all the things that we need for life.
In the case of Ananias and his wife Sapphira they did what they thought was best for themselves and in so doing no longer trusted God but in their wealth. By claiming that they had given all to God and did not clearly was deceitful and dishonest. We cannot claim to give all to God and all that we have belongs to God and still keep part for ourselves just in case God does not provide. With Jesus Christ it is either all or nothing.
Be encouraged today to put your entire trust in God, He will provide.
Point to ponder: Trust God.
Question to consider: Have you given all your material things to God?
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