As Christ followers, we usually give the early Jewish religious leaders a pretty bad name. If you were to call someone in your church a Pharisee, you might get punched in the nose! But these were just guys that kinda thought they had it all figured out, and Jesus didn't really fit into their ideals.
And then there was Gamaliel. This guy was open to a new idea or two. While the rest of the Temple leaders wanted to string up the Apostles, Gamaliel advised them to let them run. He said, "If it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!" (v.39 NLT) Gamaliel understood that if you do something yourself, eventually it will fizzle out, but if you are on God's team, there is nothing that will be able to stop you.
What are you up to in your life right now? What projects are you working on? What goal do you have in your sights? If you are doing something by your own strength, you will fizzle. No matter how godly or holy your goal is. It might look like Him, but unless it is Him, you will find yourself flat on your back blaming God for your failure (even though it was you who failed, not Him!).
If what you're pursuing is a God-given goal or dream, then you can't fail! If you have chosen to play on His team, His team always wins!!
Are you on the winning team, or are you just wearing the jersey?
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