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NO CASE TO ANSWER
LORD’S DAY, AUGUST 16
Acts 4:21-22

Luke 19:45-48

 

“And could not find what they might do…”

 

NO CASE TO ANSWER
 
When a defendant is acquitted, it means there is “no case to answer.” This was the case of the Apostles before the Sanhedrin. The Sanhedrin found nothing that the Apostles might be accused of or punished for. They had not transgressed the law of the land or their religion. What they had done was the good and kind act of healing a man who had been lame for over forty years.
 
No one is guilty: Since there was no case to answer, all the Sanhedrin could do was to threaten the Apostles. They were bridled by the power of God, they could not find any fault with the Apostles. They did not attempt to do harm against them because of the people. Remember there were already more than 8,000 followers (Acts 2:41; 4:4) of Jesus. They did not fear God who was behind the followers but they feared the people. They let loose and acquitted the Apostles, and threatened them not to continue preaching the Lord’s name.
 
For God’s glory: The Apostles were released and, instead of becoming proud of being cleared, they acknowledged what happened was because of God. The faithful are victorious not of their own righteousness but through the power of God. The glory of God is the expected fruit of a true miracle. If a believer experiences the power of God and yet does not come to glorify God, his faith is not confirmed by the miracle, it is vain. No case to answer was portrayed in the lives of the Apostles. Likewise, we professing Christians must be careful with our lives to flee from any form of sin that may cause the watchful eyes of the enemies to find fault with us. It has been said: Christians must not leave any skeleton in the closet. There must be no undisclosed facts in our lives that can damage our testimonies as believers when they are revealed.
 
Are you living a transparent life to glorify God? Are you careful to keep your testimony clean and pure before the world?
 
THOUGHT: Am I living a chaste life for my God?

PRAYER: Father, lead me not into temptation for Thy glory and honour.

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