Great fear

After Acts 5:1-11

A man dies for his deception,

a woman dies for aiding and

abetting deception. Not just

eventually but right at 

deception’s revealed moment.

The people, the witnesses,

see the deception, 

see the penalty immediate,

and are seized with a fear,

a great fear, and those

not there, but only hear

the story later, are seized

with a fear,

a great fear,

a trembling of the heart,

a trembling of the soul.

This God, our God,

is the God who knows

all things, even

the dark places

of the human heart.

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