God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
"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 →
"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 →
But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves,' God said, 'and afterward they will come out of that country and worship me in this place.' Acts 7:7 (NIV) Stories written or told about the Old Testament, are shown to play out again in our times? History repeats itself. Lessons we learn of... Continue Reading →
He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised him that he and his descendants after him would possess the land, even though at that time Abraham had no child. Acts 7:5 (NIV) God often promises us things that we could consider impossible. Abraham was promised land that... Continue Reading →
'Leave your country and your people,' God said, 'and go to the land I will show you.' Acts 7:3 (NIV) Instead of showing his own innocence Stephen retells the story of men who stubbornly refuse to listen to God and put Him before their traditions, their comforts and their own thinking. He starts with... Continue Reading →
All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel. Acts 6:15 (NIV) Modern Christianity does not always encourage us to chase so hard after knowing God and having Him in us that it becomes evident to those around. To... Continue Reading →
but they could not stand up against his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke. Acts 6:10 (NIV) The educated and studied just can´t seem to override the simple man´s faith. He speaks out in the name of Jesus. There is a Spirit, wisdom and a power behind his words. This Spirit leads... Continue Reading →
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