Unfortunately our Nation is extremely divided these days.  I have no doubt that many people on different sides of the issues believe that they are right in the positions that they are taking.  Whether it is Afghanistan, or Health Care, or the state of the economy, people are at odds about what should be done.  Unless some cooler heads prevail, very little will be accomplished and the majority of the people in our Country will suffer as a result.  There is too much at stake for us to miss the mark and make wrong decisions because of party politics and selfish bickering.  Over the years, I have seen individuals make the wrong decisions for the wrong reasons.  And, I have also seen people make the wrong decisions for the right reasons.  And yes, I have seen individuals make the right decisions for the wrong reasons.  Of course the best scenario of all is to make the right decisions for the right reasons.  But with all of the arguing that we see going on today, the very least that we should settle for, is that we reach the right decisions even if they are for the wrong reasons.

In the passage above, the High Priest and the Jerusalem Council were ready to put Peter and the Apostles to death for preaching the Gospel.  There was a wise Pharisee named Gamaliel who warned the Council that if they did kill the Apostles, it may amount to them fighting against God.  Although they did not believe that to be the case (since they had the apostles beaten anyway), they took Gamaliel's advice and told the Apostles not to mention Jesus anymore.  They did the right thing by not having the Apostles killed, but their reason for sparing their lives had more to do with their unbelief that preaching about Jesus Christ was a threat, than it did with their belief that they would have been fighting against God.  After all, beating the Apostles and telling them not to speak about Jesus does not imply that they believed that the Apostles were supported by God.  Regardless,  they did the right thing even if it was for the wrong reason.  In reality, they actually would have been fighting against God had they not heeded Gamaliel's advice.