THE PLOT TO KILL
Religious fervor sometimes causes odd things. In vv. 12-15 we note that forty men bind themselves on oath to taste no food until they have killed Paul. The Chief Priests and Elders seem to approve of this pact.
Imagine, a pact of faith that is bound to doing something totally against God's will. They pledge to God to break His fifth commandment with the idea that they are accomplishing a greater good.
I suppose it is the same for those who bomb abortion clinics or mistreat those who claim a different sexual persuasion. They think they are doing good.
Might I suggest, however, that if God binds Himself to His Word, then we also are bound by it. Which means, that God would not approve of any plan for a greater good that requires a breaking of His laws.
But how often do we do this?! Like when we speak behind someone's back because we feel a compulsion that others should know of their evils. Or when we blatantly tell a lie because it will maintain our reputation.
To honor God means to obey His commandments and trust in His Son. God does not call us to inconsistency.
Thank God for Jesus, who washes away our hypocrisy and cleanses us from our inconsistency. May He strengthen our faith so that we maintain integrity and so that our zeal for Him is accompanied by actions congruent with it.
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