Hoagy Carmichael, the story goes, once decided to take up golf. Lessons were arranged with an instructor. At the first session Carmichael was patiently shown the basics of the game: how to hold the club, How to stand, how to swing, etc.
Finally, after a half hour of this, the instructor felt Carmichael was ready to drive a few toward the first hole. The ball was teed up. Hoagy stepped up to it, swung, then watched the ball sail down the fairway, bound onto the green and roll into the cup--a hole in one!
The instructor was dumbfounded. Hoagy flipped the club to a caddy with a jaunty motion, then turned to the still speechless instructor. "OK," he said casually, "I think I've got the idea now."
Finally, after a half hour of this, the instructor felt Carmichael was ready to drive a few toward the first hole. The ball was teed up. Hoagy stepped up to it, swung, then watched the ball sail down the fairway, bound onto the green and roll into the cup--a hole in one!
The instructor was dumbfounded. Hoagy flipped the club to a caddy with a jaunty motion, then turned to the still speechless instructor. "OK," he said casually, "I think I've got the idea now."
Acts 5:10-11
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.
When Ananias and Sapphira went wrong by being hypocrites they lost their lives. People could have easily become judgmental and curse them. Instead, the Church was seized with great fear. They took this as an opportunity to learn and realize that we can go wrong anytime. So let's be on our guard.
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.
When Ananias and Sapphira went wrong by being hypocrites they lost their lives. People could have easily become judgmental and curse them. Instead, the Church was seized with great fear. They took this as an opportunity to learn and realize that we can go wrong anytime. So let's be on our guard.
When we see people in mess we are tempted to exploit the situation. But It's not the time for us to justify the situation or condemn them. We just can't explain it. Perhaps we are no one to explain it. Probably it should be used as a learning experience. Let's be willing to learn.
Stanley Thomas Isac
Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at Pastorstanleytisac@gmail.com 
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