Now as they spoke to the people, the
priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them, being
greatly disturbed that they taught the people and preached in Jesus the
resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them, and put them in
custody until the next day, for it was already evening. However, many of those
who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five
thousand. – Acts 4.1-4
The disciples were faithfully proclaiming the word of
God and preaching the gospel. Suddenly an angry crowd approached them. It was
made up of the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees who
were furious because they preached about Jesus and the resurrection.
Peter and John were arrested for preaching. Bad news,
huh?
But look at the rest of the verse – many of those who
heard their message believed and the number of believers grew to about 5000 men
plus their families. God always see to bless in time of trouble. Way back in the
book of Genesis when a new pharaoh arose he was afraid on the huge number of
Israelites living in the land so he decided to make their lives miserable – but
we read that ‘the more he afflicted them the more they multiplied and grew.’
All of us have a hard times, but we need to remember
that these might be just the times that God wants to do His work.
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