Obey God Before Men

Acts 5:29 But Peter and the apostles answered, "We must obey God rather than men.

Acts 5:30 The God of our fathers raised Jesus, whom you killed by hanging him on a tree.

Acts 5:31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.

Acts 5:32 And we are witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."

The verses before this Peter and the Apostles are teaching about Jesus and the Sadducee’s put them in prison. During the night an Angel of the Lord came and brought them out and gave them the command too, "Go and stand in the temple and speak to the people all the words of this Life."  The Sadducees are upset with the Apostles and then the Apostles respond to them that they must obey God rather than men. The Angel of the Lord told them to do something so they listened to the Lord before they listened to what men told them to do. In verses 30 and 31 they share what God did in sending Jesus and that he came to be the sacrifice for our sins. He not only died on the cross but he also rose from the dead and is at the right hand of the Father as Leader and Savior. “we are to witness to these things” We should be witnessing to non-believers how Christ has worked in our lives and what He did for us. The Holy Spirit leads us to do this and God has given the Holy Spirit to those who obey Him and believe in Him. I want to be a witness to Christ and what He has done.

Application

When I feel the Holy Spirit leading me to be a witness I will do whatever the Spirit is leading me to do.