Acts 4:15
“But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another,”
These religious leaders are between a rock and a hard place, both literally (The Rock, Jesus Christ) and figuratively, because there does not seem like a good way out of this mess, without them losing power, and authority over the people. This clearly reveals that the Sanhedrin is stumped. Even better
They are both stumped
And trumped by Truth
When the Truth of the Gospel is shared, it illuminates sin, brings our heart under conviction, and puts us in the predicament of reality, and what needs to be done next. It would be good for these men to recognized this as Truth, repent, and rejoice in the name of Jesus, as their long awaited God with them. Father God, thank You that it is Your love that reveals my errors, and Your kindness that leads me to repent. Help me to see my presumptuous sin, and confess quickly, so that You declare me innocent from all transgressions. Allow the Words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart to be pleasing in Your sight, my Rock and my Redeemer, in Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.
ACTION: Quick to repent