Video of the Day: Clip from the 1998 movie “The Parent Trap”
Bible Verse of the Day:
Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2 With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet. 3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God,” Acts 5:1-4.
There is nothing new about identical twins trying to fool family and friends. When I lived in Ohio, I attended a Twins Day celebration in Twinsburg. With thousands of twins present that year, there were over 100 that I saw that I couldn’t tell the difference between who was who. After a divorce separated Annie and Hallie at a young age, a plan was put into place to fool their parents.
In the early first century church, Barnabas became a popular Christian leader due to his generosity, Acts 4:36-37. Rather than be the people God created them to be, Ananias and Sapphira tried to imitate Barnabas’ faith without the sacrifice. The Holy Spirit revealed this to Peter who gave each a second chance to tell the truth. Instead of coming clean, God saw and punished their dishonesty.
Closing Song:
The lyrics of the song Knot examines the heart of someone who claimed to be a Christian, but never verbally shared their faith. While people still pretend to be a Christian when it’s popular, the true story of Ananias and Sapphira reminds human beings that God sees everything.
by Jay Mankus
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