Obedience to God or to men by Gary Rose

Brother Ed Healy posted this on Facebook recently and I thank him for doing it!!! This sign probably will probably seem familiar to some of you and that's a good thing, because it has its basis in the Word of God.

Specifically, the book of Acts....

Acts, Chapter 5 (WEB)

¹⁷  But the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,  ¹⁸ and laid hands on the apostles, and put them in public custody.  ¹⁹ But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out, and said,  ²⁰ “Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.” 

  ²¹  When they heard this, they entered into the temple about daybreak, and taught. But the high priest came, and those who were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.  ²² But the officers who came didn’t find them in the prison. They returned and reported,  ²³ “We found the prison shut and locked, and the guards standing before the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside!” 

  ²⁴  Now when the high priest, the captain of the temple, and the chief priests heard these words, they were very perplexed about them and what might become of this.  ²⁵ One came and told them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”  ²⁶ Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them. 

  ²⁷  When they had brought them, they set them before the council. The high priest questioned them,  ²⁸ saying, “Didn’t we strictly command you not to teach in this name? Behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this man’s blood on us.” 

  ²⁹  But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.  ³⁰ The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you killed, hanging him on a tree.  ³¹ God exalted him with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins.  ³² We are His witnesses of these things; and so also is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him.”(emp. added GDR)

Our society is increasingly become anti-Christian. As a result, it is only a matter of time before all Christians are faced with a decision: Shall I obey the Word of God or the rules of ungodly men?  

I have made up my mind to obey God and I pray that the Almighty will give me the courage to do what is right, regardless of the consequences!!!

I pray that all my fellow Christians will make God their first priority and do the same.