Verse of the Day L Acts 4:19-20 L #motivation #inspirational #bibleverses #jesus

Peter and John replied, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard." —Acts 4:19-20 Peter and John are challenging the Sanhedrin—the judges of Judaism—to choose between God and themselves. They're telling the chief priests that their wishes are contrary to the God they claim to worship. They're telling the lawyers that they are ordering Peter and John to break the law. They're telling the religious authorities that they no longer recognize their authority; they now follow God directly. This is the beginning of a huge paradigm shift among the Jesus-followers. This day, Peter and John willingly obey Jesus, the Son of God, over the priests, elders, and scribes. They not only have the Holy Spirit behind them (Acts 2:1–4), they have the history of God's prophets who affirm that Jesus is who He said He is. Soon, however, they will have to question their misconceptions about the Law itself. First, they will travel to Samaria where the half-Jews worship hybrid gods. They will watch as the people they least expect repent of their sins and receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:14–17). These are people that only recently John and his brother James had offered to consume with fire (Luke 9:51–56). "No copyright intended." "I do not own the music in this video/rights to this music." "I do not take credit for this video."