God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. Acts 8: 4 (NIV) Persecution breaks out against those who set their hope in Jesus. They are driven off and dispersed. These are desperate times! But the faith of Christ´s real followers is not diminished. Their testimony is not snuffed out. The persecution... Continue Reading →
Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep. Acts 7: 60 (NIV) They have him and they are mad. He has been encouraging people to find their salvation by coming to Jesus. This does not fit with... Continue Reading →
"Look," he said, "I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God." Acts 7:56 (NIV) His life is brought to this one crucial moment. Stephen is up against the world that looks to its own created ends. But he is moved by the Spirit of God. He... Continue Reading →
Was there ever a prophet your fathers did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of the Righteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him- Acts 7:52 The story is always the same. Men resist looking to God. Stubbornly people refuse to turn their hearts and their lives to... Continue Reading →
"You stiff-necked people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are just like your fathers: You always resist the Holy Spirit!’ Acts 7:51 (NIV) God´s people of old struggle to keep their focus upon the Lord. Time and time again they let their adoration fall from the lofty heights of coming before God to setting... Continue Reading →
That was the time they made an idol in the form of a calf. They brought sacrifices to it and held a celebration in honor of what their hands had made. Acts 7:41 (NIV) With perfect clarity of hindsight we see how mankind has always been and how we are today. We cannot expect... Continue Reading →
"This is that Moses who told the Israelites, 'God will send you a prophet like me from your own people.' Acts 7:37 Moses heralds the coming of Jesus. He speaks of a great Prophet. This One is sent to us by God. He points to Christ. New Testament and Old blend together in harmony... Continue Reading →
He led them out of Egypt and did wonders and miraculous signs in Egypt, at the Red Sea and for forty years in the desert. Acts 7:36 (NIV) Seas part. Water flows out of rock. Food comes from nowhere. Birds, snakes, Fire in clouds, all sorts of amazing things happen when God shows up. ... Continue Reading →
'I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.' Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look. Acts 7:32 (NIV) He hears the voice of God. It pierces the desert around the enflamed bush. Moses´ curiosity drew him to approach this burning shrine. Now as the awareness... Continue Reading →
"After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai. Acts 7:30 (NIV) Forty years is a long time to wait. Should it take that long for Lord to make a servant ready to serve Him? Angels do not appear every... Continue Reading →
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