37. Grace-stoppers

If you've ever experienced

God's grace and love

you'd know how it feels

to have that grace depart

it's true that only God

can give us everything

but when grace-stoppers come up

we end up with nothing

there are things that destroy

God's work in our lives

they ruin God's plan

and they give Evil a place to thrive

It is written in Acts, Chapter 5

The story of Ananias and Sapphira

Husband and wife that pretended and lied

Willful deception, exemplified.

At some point in our lives

We face the same temptation opportunity

To pretend, to pose, to deceive

Of hypocrisy, we are guilty

When we crave for applause from people

This causes grace from God to stop flowing

God wants us to remain pure and humble

Our spirit, He is protecting.

Live your life being who you really are

And not who or what you purport to be

Let us seek God's grace to help us see

How to live our lives in honesty.

Scripture:
Acts

5 Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. ² With his wife’s full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles’ feet.

³ Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?⁴ Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”

⁵ When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. ⁶ Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

⁷ About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. ⁸ Peter asked her, “Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?”

“Yes,” she said, “that is the price.”

⁹ Peter said to her, “How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the Lord? Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

¹⁰ At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. ¹¹ Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.