BLESSINGS FROM GRACE; CURSES FROM THE LAW

My Dear Precious Child,
    After Peter and John were permitted to go, having been warned by the religious and political leaders not to teach about Jesus Christ being raised from the dead, they returned to their own people and relayed to the people everything that the chief priests had told them.  Their having been released and not jailed was reason for all of the churches to praise Me for being able to use the religious and political leaders to actually do My will in the earth of sending Jesus Christ to hell for the sins of the whole world.  Their request from Me was to stretch forth My hand and allow My children of promise to be able to preach, to cure diseases and to perform signs and miracles by the power of the name of My Son Jesus Christ.  When they prayed, the place where they gathered was shaken and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued speaking the Word of God with freedom and boldness.
    The entire company of believers were gathered together in one heart and one soul with none of them claiming that anything that he or she owned belonged to himself or herself, but instead they all shared things in common with each other, which became a custom of the believers.   Barnabas sold a field and brought the sum of money and laid it at the feet of the apostles, as was the habit at the time.  Another man named Ananias and his wife Sapphira also sold a piece of property and they kept for themselves part of the proceeds but gave the rest to the apostles to share with the rest of the people.   Peter knew that they had withheld a portion of the money.  He chided Ananias publicly, telling him that as long as the property was unsold that it belonged to Ananias but as long as it was sold, it was at his disposal.  Peter shamed Anaias for having allowed Satan to tempt them and having actually lied to men and also to the Holy Spirit.  Out of fear Ananias fell dead at Peter's accusation.  Great dread and terror took possession of everyone who heard about the situation.  The young men of the church wrapped the body of Ananias and buried it. (Acts 5: 1-6) 
    Three hours later his wife Sapphira came into the church, not knowing what had happened to her husband.  Peter asked her if they had sold the land for a certain amount of money.  She agreed that they had, to which Peter immediately accused her of lying and deceiving  the Holy Spirit.  Peter told her that the same young men would carry her out that  carried her husband out.  Sapphira immediately fell over dead from fear and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. (Acts 5:7-10)  The entire church was appalled and a strange terror seized all of them and also people outside the church who heard about the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira. 
    Peter was not established yet in My forgiveness that was taught by Jesus Christ when He breathed on the disciples and told them to become filled with My Holy Spirit.  Peter had made a religious law out of a custom of the believers instead of viewing any contribution as having been from the hearts of Ananias and Sapphira.  (John 20:21-23)  Signs and wonders were being done by the other apostles and by common consent they all met under the porch and covered walk called Solomon's.  Nobody who was not of their number joined with them or dared to associate with them because of the deaths of Ananias and Sapphira who were struck dead by fear, as Peter accused them and heaped guilt upon them.  Yet the people held the apostles in high regard.  More and more people were added to their number daily, having acknowledged Jesus Christ as their Savior, devoting themselves to Him and being joined with the apostles.  People even carried their sick people onto the street so that Peter's shadow would fall on them.
    The people gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those who were oppressed with demonic spirits and they were all cured.  But the high priest and his supporters, being the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy and rage so they seized the apostles and put them in the public jail.  During the night an angel from Me opened the prison doors and led them out.  The angel told the apostles to go into the temple and declare to the people the news about the New Life which Jesus Christ revealed, which the apostles did.  When the chief priests heard this they sent to have the apostles brought to them from the jail.  Having found the prison still locked up but the prisoners gone, they were perplexed, wondering about how the news might grow into enforcing the apostles' favor with the people.
    It was reported to the high priests that the people whom they had arrested and jailed were standing in the temple preaching, so they sent the military to the apostles and without violence took them back to the high priests.  The officials  were afraid that they, themselves, would be stoned for any violence done to the apostles.  (Acts 5:24-27)  So they brought the apostles before the high priests and their council, commanding them to answer why they did not cease their preaching about Jesus Christ.  Peter and the apostles explained that I am their God, not men.  Then they preached to the religious leaders about Jesus Christ and the miracle of His being raised from the dead.  The religious leaders were infuriated and wanted to kill the disciples, but a Pharisee named Gamaliel who was highly esteemed ordered that the apostles be taken out while he spoke, which was done.
     Gamaliel reasoned with the council by telling them that if what the apostles were teaching was true, they would not be able to stop the doctrine's popularity or they would be accused of fighting against Me.   However, he said, if what they were teaching was false, then it would come to nothing and die away.  He was so convincing that the apostles were beaten and released again with the admonition not to talk about Jesus Christ being raised from the dead.  In spite of the threats, every day the apostles went around teaching about the Good News of Jesus Christ being the Messiah. (Acts 5:29-42)
    The Good News was what the people needed to hear, that the curses of the law were over and My blessings were available to everyone who believed.
    As people continued to be blessed and to be rid of the curses of the devil, more believers became added to their number.  The Good News is a good way of attracting people to My salvation through Jesus Christ and My Holy Spirit
    Your Father of the Only Real Good News