Steve and Diana discuss the beginning of the Christian church and how the Holy Spirit immediately establishes that Truth is Important! The greater the Light, the greater the accountability.  What you can do in the Outer Court will get you killed in the Inner Court. The event with the immediate deaths of Annanias and Sapphira results in the fear of the Lord throughout the Church, and then miracles follow. 
 
Simon the Sorcerer is rebuked for thinking he could buy the power of God, and it’s revealed that his heart is full of bitterness and iniquity. Our zeal can’t cover our motives.
 
Again, it’s about the heart: Paul’s zeal was in direct opposition to the God he believed he was serving until He encountered Him in a totally disarming and humbling moment. But that moment led to his maturing, which then led to his dismantling the exact structure of Law he was initially trying to defend!
 
When the Light shines on us, it reveals what’s already inside of us. Full disclosure means nothing hidden, and it begins when we believe in the resurrection, because Jesus paid for all my darkness. The essence of our spiritual maturation lies in our ever-increasing capacity to know the glorious Son, Jesus Christ.
 
Chronicles is a great reflection of how it goes when we have a heart that diligently seeks Him versus our own ways. Israel wasn’t necessarily always turning from the Lord. They oftentimes were just adding to the Lord. And the priests often became lazy. Hezekiah repents for the sins of Israel, and prays for God’s mercy to allow them to move the day they celebrate Pentecost (they couldn’t get the priests ready in time). God hears his prayer, forgives their sin, and heals the people. They experience a time of peace as they remove the ungodly altars and practices. But then there are more wicked kings throughout the next 130 years, even with Josiah, the good and faithful king, in the middle. We are a funny (and foolish) people.
 
Scripture Readings:
 Tier One—NT:  Acts 1-5, 1 John 1-5, 2 John, 3 John, Jude
 Tier Two—OT: 2 Chronicles 30-36

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