The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 16:28 (MSG)
28 Troublemakers start fights; gossips break up friendships.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 127:1 (HCSB)
1 Unless the LORD builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain; unless the LORD watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Acts 7:37-39 (HCSB)
37 "This is the Moses who said to the Israelites, God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among your brothers.
38 He is the one who was in the congregation in the wilderness together with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our ancestors. He received living oracles to give to us.
39 Our ancestors were unwilling to obey him, but pushed him away, and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
My observation:
In our selected passage from today's reading in Acts 7, I have chosen to comment on Stephen's words recounting the rebellion of God's people in the past.
God had given his word to the people of Israel through his prophet Moses, but the people of that day had rejected God's word.
It is a dangerous and devilish thing to willfully rebel against the God of your salvation; that is what the people did then, and Stephen said the current generation was guilty of the same offense against God.
Acts 7:51 (HCSB)
51 "You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit; as your ancestors did, so do you.
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I pray that we would learn a lesson from the history of our ancestors that will help us to avoid the mistakes that they made; and the resultant consequences of their disobedience.
Father God, I pray that you would protect us from our human frailty of the bent to go astray, and fail to obey our faithful God.
Father God, my maker and redeemer, keep me near the cross, and my mind stayed on Jesus; keep me faithful and fruitful all of the days of my life.
Father God, I am a needy person, and I pray that you would keep me on my knees because that is where I can give you access to my needs, and gain access to your blessings. Amen.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (HCSB)
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time,
7 casting all your care on Him, because He cares about you.
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8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."
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