The Pharisee Gamaliel utters quite a prophecy today. He says to the Sanhedrin, “So now I tell you, have
nothing to do with these men, and let them go. For if this endeavor or this activity is of human origin, it
will destroy itself. But
if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them; you
may even find yourselves fighting against God.” Gamaliel’s prophecy has proved true today. Our Church is still standing 1.2
billion strong nearly 2000 years after Jesus Christ established it.
One
of the greatest arguments that God indeed established the Church is to look at
our history. We have survived
early martyrdoms and persecutions, dark times, corrupt leaders and even recent
scandal. There is no way we would
have survived on our own power and I am left to believe only God could have
ensured our existence for this long.
Sometimes
I wonder what Gamaliel would think if he could see us now. I bet he’d say, “I told you so!”
This
morning we give God thanks and praise for His great gift of the Church.
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