Passage
Acts 6:8-15 (ESV)
Let All the Earth Be Silent
Habakkuk 2:9-20
Key Verse: 2:20
A Man Full of God's Grace and Power
Date: Feb. 13, 2019
Daily Bread
Key Verse: 6:8
1. The wisdom the Spirit gave him (8-10)
Stephen, one of the seven leaders, had already been described as, "a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit" (5). His ministry was most probably among the Hellenic Jews as this was where his opposition came from. Jews from the Synagogue of the Freedmen began to argue with him. However, they could not stand against him. Stephen was not necessarily cleverer than these Jews, yet because of his faith and reliance on Jesus, the Holy Spirit equipped him with the necessary wisdom to answer them.
2. The face of an angel (11-15)
These Jews arranged for men to falsely accuse Stephen of blasphemy against the law of Moses and God. When he was brought before the Sanhedrin, they produced false witnesses who slandered him further and distorted Jesus' own teaching. It can be very distressing to be falsely accused of all kinds of evil, yet Stephen was calm and had the face of an angel.
Prayer: Prayer: Lord, help me to rest in your grace and power in difficult times.
One Word: Ask the Holy Spirit for wisdom
