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CONJUGAL SIN
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28
Acts 5:7-9

Romans 3:19-20

 

“…that every mouth may be stopped,
and all the world may become

guilty before God.”

 

CONJUGAL SIN
 
To reject the Holy Spirit is an unforgivable sin. It is a rejection of God’s conviction upon the sinner that he may repent and believe in the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
 
Agreed together: Together this couple decided on the matter and cunningly planned their scheme, thinking that the Spirit of God would not know it. They were too careless in their decision. They were both blinded from the truth and were engrossed with both favours of prosperity and popularity. In Ecclesiastes 4:9-10, the wisdom of God said, “Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.” Evidently, the couple agreed and were not concerned to lift up the other from the evil that caused them both to fall. It is remarkable that Solomon added, “a threefold cord is not quickly broken” (Eccles 4:12). To apply this in the spiritual realm, it suggests the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ in the relationship between the two. When God is there, it is not immediately broken or destroyed.
 
Tempted together: Since Sapphira was privy to the decision, she was as sinful as her husband. If she was godly, she would have warned Ananias, but she contributed to the wilfulness and hard heartedness of her husband. Peter gave her a chance to tell the truth. He did not condemn her right away, but she remained true to their evil plan. “And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him” (Gen 2:18). She should have helped her husband to do the right thing. Men generally have the tendency to go after prosperity and popularity. Let the wives help their husbands do what is right according to God’s Word. Similarly, let the husbands help their wives when they are tempted by the glittering and material things of this world.
 
Do you help one another, as husband and wife, to live honestly before the Lord? Are you concerned over the life of your brethren?
 
THOUGHT: Am I a loving husband/wife?

PRAYER: Father, help me to love with the kind of love Thou hath for me.

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